Overview

Access, attainment and success of Roma people in education and lifelong learning is one of the most urgent public policy issues in Europe. According to empirical data Roma people are the most underrepresented group in schools and other educational institutions. Lifelong Learning and the Roma Minority in the Western Balkans examines the education situation of Roma in the Western Balkans, providing an overview of the education policies for Roma in 5 EU-candidate and potential candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. The book is an important contribution to the field of comparative education and informs educational leaders and practitioners in the Western Balkans and beyond.

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Author:   Andrea Óhidy (University of Education in Freiburg, Germany) ,  Katalin R. Forray (University Pécs, Hungary)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.433kg
ISBN:  

9781803825229

ISBN 10:   1803825227
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   25 October 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Lifelong Learning and the Roma Minority in the Western Balkans – Introduction; Andrea Óhidy and Katalin R. Forray Chapter 2. The European Union and the Western Balkans; Marc Reinbold Education Situation of Roma in Selected Western Balkans Countries Chapter 3. Education of Roma children in Albania; Merita H. Meçe Chapter 4.The Education Situation of Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Anita Lukenda Chapter 5. The Education Situation of the Roma Community in Kosovo; Diterio Arifi and Ngadhnjim Brovina Chapter 6. The Education Situation of the Roma in Montenegro; Srđan Vukadinović Chapter 7. The Education Situation of the Roma Minority in Serbia; Tinde Kovacs Cerovic, Jadranka Ivkovic, Mónika Kapás, and Evgeny Ivanov Chapter 8. Participation and success of Roma in the Western Balkans in education and lifelong learning – Conclusions of the country studies about Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia; Andrea Óhidy

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Andrea Óhidy is Professor at the Institute of Education Sciences and holder of the Jean Monnet Chair Freiburg for European Education at the University of Education Freiburg, Germany. Her research interests include educational policy in the European Union, Lifelong Learning, Teacher Training and Pedagogic Professionalism. She has published in these areas in German, Hungarian and English. Katalin R. Forray is Emeritus Professor at the University of Pécs, Hungary. She is founder of the Doctoral School of Education and Society. In 2000 she established the Department of Romani Studies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Professor Forray is member of several Hungarian and international Romani organisations. Her research interests include: integration of minorities (e.g. Roma): multiculturalism: social, economic and regional dimensions of institutional learning; and women in education.

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