ERIC Number: EJ1147302
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 39
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Reclaiming Adolescence: A Roma Youth Perspective
Bhabha, Jacqueline; Fuller, Arlan; Matache, Margareta; Vranješevic, Jelena; Chernoff, Miriam C.; Spasic, Boris; Ivanis, Jelena
Harvard Educational Review, v87 n2 p186-224 Sum 2017
In this article, the authors present data gathered in the Reclaiming Adolescence research project, which investigated the educational hardships of Roma youth by comparing their experiences with their non-Roma peers' in Belgrade, Serbia. Serious inequalities in access to secondary and tertiary education affect the life and career opportunities of Romani adolescents in Europe. Yet, despite a plethora of reports and surveys on this topic, the views of young Roma themselves remain undocumented. This article reports on research that addresses this lacuna in terms of both substantive findings and methodological innovation. Using participatory research techniques and focusing on the young people's voices, the authors reveal the direct impact of experiences of discrimination on Romani students' educational and career choices. Youth-based participatory approaches and support for youth leadership emerge as key tools to building robust and sustained adolescent investment in social and political change.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Minority Groups, Leadership, Social Bias, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experience, Equal Education, Higher Education, Secondary Education, Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities, Participatory Research, Social Change, Racial Bias, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Serbia
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