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2021 - Volume 5 - Number 1

Analysis of Obstacles and Challenges Encountered by Parents in Roma Communities in Early Enrolment: Case of Slovakia

Lýdia Mirgová * lydia3623@gmail.com
Catholic University in Ružomebrok, Pedagogical Faculty, SLOVAKIA

Open Journal for Anthropological Studies, 2021, 5(1), 1-12 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojas.0501.01001m
Received: 28 February 2021 ▪ Accepted: 13 April 2021 ▪ Published Online: 23 April 2021

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
The theme of this article is informing about existing policies, practices and situation (including gender disaggregated statistics) with regard to the enrolment of Roma children in pre-school and primary school in the target localities of Veľká Lomnica and Toporec. It is done by an analysis of the obstacles and challenges encountered in their adequate and timely enrolment, as well as identified solutions a description of the implemented activities and their outputs; and recommendations on how to overcome the identified obstacles and to establish long-term solutions ensuring equal access of Roma children to quality and non-segregated education.

KEY WORDS: Roma children, equal access, education, obstacles.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Lýdia Mirgová, Catholic University in Ružomebrok, Pedagogical Faculty, SLOVAKIA. E-mail: Lydia3623@gmail.com.

REFERENCES:

Web sources:
http://www.statpedu.sk/sk/svp/statny-vzdelavaci-program/vychova-vzdelavanie-ziakov-so-svvp/ziak-so-sociane-znevyhodneneho-prostredia/

https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CERD/Shared%20Documents/SVK/INT_CERD_NGO_SVK_29349_E.pdf

https://eduroma.sk/publikacie.html

https://www.toporec.sk/

https://www.velkalomnica.sk/komunitne-centrum.html