1. (Un)Friendly School Environments? Bully and Microagression as a Cause for Roma Children's Academic Underachievement
- Author:
- Andreea Carstocea
- Publication Date:
- 12-2018
- Content Type:
- Research Paper
- Institution:
- European Centre for Minority Issues
- Abstract:
- When it comes to education policy-making for Roma children, both research and policy-making focus mostly on issues related to segregation, access to education, poverty, and social exclusion. One item that has so far been mostly absent is a focus on the school and classroom environment, namely the prejudiced, hostile, and discriminatory attitudes and actions either of teachers or of classmates towards Roma pupils. In response to this gap, this Working Paper will focus on bullying and microaggressions against Roma pupils in schools, acknowledging it as a significant factor shaping these children’s experience at school. After reviewing the relevant academic debates on bullying and microaggressions, the Working Paper will attempt to summarise the existing evidence of bullying of Roma children in schools across Europe. Finally, following an overview of the existing recommendations by European organisations, as well as of national level policy responses to this issue, the Working Paper will conclude that there is a pressing need for comprehensive data collection, academic research, and policy-making concerning bullying and microaggressions against Roma pupils in schools.
- Topic:
- Education, Minorities, Children, Ethnicity, Discrimination, Academia, and Identity
- Political Geography:
- Europe