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<p>In this article, we will discuss the case of fair and inclusive schools that are considerate of the specific and unique needs of their pupils and offer quality education for all. We will highlight the most important indicators of inclusive education and focus on research that confirms the importance of the teachers’ willingness to establish good interpersonal relationships with their pupils. In the empirical section, we will introduce the results of our qualitative study. Based on interviews conducted with 20 mothers and 20 primary school pupils in two Slovene Roma settlements, we explored how pupils and their mothers perceive teachers’ attitudes towards Roma children. Our findings were very promising, for they showed that the interviewed pupils and their mothers had a positive experience with the teachers and their pedagogical work with Roma children. However, we should not ignore the few cases that pointed to ethnic discrimination towards Roma pupils.</p>
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In this article, we will discuss the case of fair and inclusive schools that are considerate of the specific and unique needs of their pupils and offer quality education for all. We will highlight the most important indicators of inclusive education and focus on research that confirms the importance of the teachers’ willingness to establish good interpersonal relationships with their pupils. In the empirical section, we will introduce the results of our qualitative study. Based on interviews conducted with 20 mothers and 20 primary school pupils in two Slovene Roma settlements, we explored how pupils and their mothers perceive teachers’ attitudes towards Roma children. Our findings were very promising, for they showed that the interviewed pupils and their mothers had a positive experience with the teachers and their pedagogical work with Roma children. However, we should not ignore the few cases that pointed to ethnic discrimination towards Roma pupils.

Teachers’ Attitudes towards Roma Pupils from the Perspective of Roma Pupils and Their Mothers

Treatises and Documents, Journal of Ethnic Studies / Razprave in Gradivo, Revija za narodnostna vprašanja

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Odnosi učiteljev do romskih učencev z vidika romskih učencev in njihovih mater

In this article, we will discuss the case of fair and inclusive schools that are considerate of the specific and unique needs of their pupils and offer quality...

Teachers’ Attitudes towards Roma Pupils from the Perspective of Roma Pupils and Their Mothers

Published Online: Dec 21, 2023

Page range: 69 - 89

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tdjes-2023-0015

Keywords
Roma pupils, relationships with teachers, inclusive education, ethnic discrimination, qualitative research

© 2023 Laura Kovač et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Teachers’ Attitudes towards Roma Pupils from the Perspective of Roma Pupils and Their Mothers

Published Online: Dec 21, 2023

Page range: 69 - 89

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tdjes-2023-0015

KeywordsRoma pupils, relationships with teachers, inclusive education, ethnic discrimination, qualitative research

© 2023 Laura Kovač et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Roma pupils, relationships with teachers, inclusive education, ethnic discrimination, qualitative research