The advancement of position of Roma children in education in Baranja

Pitanje odgoja i obrazovanja Roma je pitanje na koje europski obrazovni sustavi neuspješno pokušavaju dati odgovor. U tom kontekstu škole igraju najznačajniju ulogu zato što su one mjesto ne samo obrazovanja romske djece, već i ono susreta samog obrazovnog sustava i romske zajednice. Kako bi se ostvario cilj poboljšanja položaja romske djece u obrazovanju, nužno je ostvariti ne samo komunikaciju, već i partnerstvo s roditeljima te djece i samom romskom zajednicom. Dosadašnji napori su uglavnom bili temeljeni na projektnom modelu. Ovi su projekti kratkotrajni i često između njih postoji određen vremenski razmak. Upravo je zato provedeno istraživanje s ciljem ispitivanja učinaka i održivosti takvih projekata. Istraživanje je pokazalo kako su učinci projekta usmjereni na trenutni školski uspjeh uključene djece, kao i da projektni pristup nije dovoljan za ostvarivanje značajnog napretka u ostvarivanju partnerstva s njihovim roditeljima i samom zajednicom. Kulturalne kompetencije nužne za rad s romskom djecom su prisutne kod obrazovnih djelatnika, ali se naglašava potreba nadgradnje istih na višu razinu.The issue of upbringing and education of Roma is that to which European education systems have yet to find a solution to. Schools play a role of utmost importance in that because they are not solely the place where Roma children are educated, but also the place where the education system and Roma community meet. To meet the goal of improving the position of Roma children in education, it is of utmost importance to establish not only communication, but also a partnership with their parents and the Roma community. The efforts that have been undertaken so far have chiefly been in form of projects. These projects are short-lived and there’s often a significant time interval in-between them. For that very reason a research has been undertaken into the effects and sustainability of such projects. The study showed that the effects are limited to student’s academic achievement, and that the timespan of a single project isn’t sufficient to achieve a breakthrough in partnership with their parents and the community. Cultural competence needed for work with Roma children are present, but the need to elevate them is emphasized