RT Book, Section
T1 The Transition of Roma Children Into School: Working Relationally Across Cultural Boundaries in Spain
A1 Lalueza, José Luis
A1 Martínez Lozano, Virginia
A1 Macías Gómez-Estern, Beatriz
K1 Difficult transition
K1 Children
AB From a cultural-historical perspective, human development is the product of participation in cultural practices that have historically been constructed within the framework of institutions such as the family and the school. Across these practices, there is always some type of discontinuity which must be addressed and overcome (Hedegaard, 2005; Rogoff, 1993, 2003). However, when the cultural framework of the family is far removed from that of the school, as is the case among certain ethnic minorities or immigrant populations, the discontinuities between the two scenarios may be very significant, and hence acceptance of the rationale for school tasks and achievement of a successful transition may be both arduous and protracted (Greenfield and Cocking, 1994; Poveda, 2001).Therefore, schools, seeking the inclusion of members of minority groups such as Roma communities, must start from an awareness of the concerns and priorities of this cultural group in order to design interventions that will facilitate their transition between scenarios and to promote dialogue in this respect. A better understanding of this community’s socializing practices and of other forms of behaviour would help teachers and education managers understand the difficulties sometimes encountered in ensuring school attendance....
PB Bloomsbury Academic
YR 2019
FD 2019-08-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19984
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19984
LA en
NO Luis Lalueza, J. , Martínez-Lozano, V. , & Macías-Gomez-Estern, B. (2019). The Transition of Roma Children into School: Working Relationally Across Cultural Boundaries in Spain. In M. Hedegaard & A. Edwards (Authors), Supporting Difficult Transitions: Children, Young People and Their Carers (pp. 153–174). London: Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved March 13, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350052796.0014
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Departamento de Antropología Social, Psicología Básica y Salud Pública
DS RIO
RD May 23, 2026