ERIC Number: EJ1073656
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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Affirmative Action in Romania's Higher Education: Roma Students' Perceived Meanings and Dilemmas
Pantea, Maria-Carmen
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v36 n6 p896-914 2015
This qualitative paper explores Roma students' perceptions on the policy of assigning "special places" for Roma in Romania's universities. Findings suggest that Roma see themselves as occupying a precarious social space, concerned not as much to hide perceived merit violation but to handle (alleged) inadequacies given by their stigmatized ethnicity.
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Minority Groups, Ethnicity, Social Bias, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Program Development, Interviews, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, College Attendance, Eligibility
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Romania
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