The Romany States of Education in Turkey: A Qualitative Study

• Published in: The Urban review Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 402 - 429
• Main Authors: Kılıçoğlu, Gökhan, Kılıçoğlu, Derya Yılmaz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-09-2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Case Studies; Community and Environmental Psychology; Correlation; Documentation; Education; Equal Education; Families & family life; Family Environment; Family Influence; Foreign Countries; Minority & ethnic groups; Minority Group Students; Minority students; Observation; Parents; Qualitative research; Quality of education; School Role; Secondary School Students; Semi Structured Interviews; Social Influences; Sociology; Students; Turkey; Reproduction; Disadvantaged group; Gypsy; School–society relationship; The Romany students
• ISSN: 0042-0972; 1573-1960
• DOI: 10.1007/s11256-017-0439-4

This multiple case study aims to analyze education and living conditions of Romany students, their families, and their relation with the school. The study consists of three schools in İzmir, where mostly Romany students are educated. Study group consists of fifteen participants in total, three school staff, one student from the secondary level and one parent from each school chosen by criterion sampling. Semi-structured interviews, observation notes, and documents are utilized in the study. Lives of the Romany which have turned into cultural destiny, how students reproduce the lives of their families and the role of school in this reproduction are revealed.