Full Description
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.
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
