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Education Policy and Practice impacting Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups in the UK: lessons for neighbouring middle eastern countries

Education Policy and Practice impacting Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups in the UK: lessons for neighbouring middle eastern countries
Education Policy and Practice impacting Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups in the UK: lessons for neighbouring middle eastern countries
This chapter explores the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) children in London, England (UK). It examines how good practice measures exist in schools and can work for the inclusion of GRT groups, who remain marginalised in education. The chapter argues that whilst GRT groups in England remain marginalised, this situation may be similar to other GRT minority ethnic groups in Europe and the Middle East. Research suggests that these groups continue to experience marginalisation, exclusion and discrimination at all levels, but particularly in relation to education and employment opportunities. This chapter suggests that if schools are to move towards inclusive education and social justice agendas, a whole school approach is crucial not only in changing the attitudes of teachers and pupils, but in increasing the educational achievement and attendance levels of those groups who continue to remain on the margins and experience racism and discrimination in schools on a daily basis. This would further lead to greater acceptance and tolerance of GRT groups in society
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Information Age Publishing
Bhopal, Kalwant
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Sunal, Cynthia
Mutua, Kagendo
Bhopal, Kalwant
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Sunal, Cynthia
Mutua, Kagendo

Bhopal, Kalwant (2013) Education Policy and Practice impacting Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups in the UK: lessons for neighbouring middle eastern countries. In, Sunal, Cynthia and Mutua, Kagendo (eds.) Research on the Influences of Educational Policy on Teaching and Learning. (Research on Education in Africa, The Caribbean and the Middle East, VII) Charlotte, US. Information Age Publishing.

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This chapter explores the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) children in London, England (UK). It examines how good practice measures exist in schools and can work for the inclusion of GRT groups, who remain marginalised in education. The chapter argues that whilst GRT groups in England remain marginalised, this situation may be similar to other GRT minority ethnic groups in Europe and the Middle East. Research suggests that these groups continue to experience marginalisation, exclusion and discrimination at all levels, but particularly in relation to education and employment opportunities. This chapter suggests that if schools are to move towards inclusive education and social justice agendas, a whole school approach is crucial not only in changing the attitudes of teachers and pupils, but in increasing the educational achievement and attendance levels of those groups who continue to remain on the margins and experience racism and discrimination in schools on a daily basis. This would further lead to greater acceptance and tolerance of GRT groups in society
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Published date: 2013
Organisations: Southampton Education School

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Local EPrints ID: 337963
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/337963
PURE UUID: 4c18a24d-f849-4ec3-9f28-5c9579b6513c

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Date deposited: 09 May 2012 11:34
Last modified: 04 Mar 2024 18:09

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Author: Kalwant Bhopal
Editor: Cynthia Sunal
Editor: Kagendo Mutua

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