Roma students’ experiences: practices contributing to participation in post-compulsory education

IF 2.7 3区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Laura Natividad-Sancho, Regina Gairal-Casadó, Teresa Sordé Martí, Carme Garcia Yeste
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ABSTRACTBackground It is widely recognised internationally that participation in higher education is likely to lead to increased opportunities and resources. However, only a minority of learners from Roma backgrounds continue into post-compulsory education. As important research into inclusion continues, more attention must be paid to the identification of practices that can help break down barriers and support the participation of Roma students in post-compulsory education.Purpose The research sought to gain insight into particular factors influencing the decision-making processes of three students from Roma backgrounds who chose to pursue an academic pathway.Method The setting for this qualitative study was a school in Spain located in a socioeconomically disadvantaged and predominantly Roma neighbourhood whose students had never previously participated in pre-university studies (courses preparing students for university entrance). In-depth interviews were conducted with three Roma students in their last year of compulsory education who were about to move on to pre-university studies, as well as with three significant adults: a Roma mother, a Roma role model working at the school, and the school principal.Findings The analysis of participants’ narratives suggested that, according to their views, the implementation of a set of successful educational actions involving high expectations, the involvement of Roma families, the influence of positive Roma role models and engagement with dialogic interactions contributed to the continuation of these three Roma students on a trajectory towards post-compulsory education.Conclusions The study highlights some noteworthy factors that can be involved in transforming a context from one where access to university is not considered to be an option and towards a new one in which university becomes a real choice.KEYWORDS: Roma studentsinclusion, pre-university studiessuccessful educational actions (SEAs)higher educationparticipation Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1. Pre-university studies refers to academic courses offered at the end of compulsory secondary education in Spain, which aim to prepare students for university entrance.
罗姆学生的经历:有助于参与义务教育后教育的做法
摘要背景国际上普遍认为,参与高等教育可能会带来更多的机会和资源。然而,只有少数来自罗姆人背景的学习者继续接受义务教育。随着对包容性的重要研究继续进行,必须更加重视确定有助于打破障碍并支持罗姆学生参与义务教育后教育的做法。本研究旨在深入了解影响三名罗姆背景学生选择学术道路的决策过程的特定因素。方法本定性研究的背景是西班牙的一所学校,该学校位于社会经济条件不利且主要是罗姆人社区,其学生以前从未参加过大学预科课程(为大学入学做准备的课程)。深入采访了三名即将进入大学预科学习的义务教育最后一年的罗姆学生,以及三位重要的成年人:一名罗姆母亲、一名在学校工作的罗姆人榜样和学校校长。对参与者叙述的分析表明,根据他们的观点,实施了一系列成功的教育行动,其中包括高期望、罗姆家庭的参与、罗姆人积极榜样的影响以及参与对话互动,这些都有助于这三名罗姆学生继续走上义务教育后的道路。这项研究强调了一些值得注意的因素,这些因素可能会改变一个环境,从上大学不被认为是一种选择,到上大学成为一种真正的选择。关键词:罗姆族学生;融入;大学预科;成功教育行动(SEAs);高等教育参与披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。大学预科是指西班牙中学义务教育结束时提供的学术课程,旨在为学生进入大学做准备。
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Educational Research
Educational Research EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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期刊介绍: Educational Research, the journal of the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), was established in 1958. Drawing upon research projects in universities and research centres worldwide, it is the leading international forum for informed thinking on issues of contemporary concern in education. The journal is of interest to academics, researchers and those people concerned with mediating research findings to policy makers and practitioners. Educational Research has a broad scope and contains research studies, reviews of research, discussion pieces, short reports and book reviews in all areas of the education field.
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