LATVIJAS UNIVERSITĀTES RAKSTI. 2018, 816. sēj. PEDAGOĢIJA UN SKOLOTĀJU IZGLĪTĪBA 166.–184. lpp. https://doi.org/10.22364/ped.luraksti.816.12 Approaching Diversity in Education: The Case of Roma Pupils Tuvojoties izglītības daudzveidībai. Romu skolēni: gadījuma analīze Pella Calogiannakis University of Crete Department of Primary Teachers Education Rethymno, 74100 Crete, Greece E-mail:
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[email protected] Abstract: The present study attempts to address the issues related to education of Roma children, drawing its theoretical basis from the intercultural approach, according to which education within the multicultural society should be unified and include all the collective identities represented in the school. Schools should therefore adopt a concept of national identity, which apart from traditional criteria (origin, language, religion, etc.) is also determined by political (participation, equal opportunities, social responsibility) and subjective criteria (self-identification of the person). In such a context and within the perspective of an overall holistic approach at the institutional and socio-economic level of the problems of the Roma population in Greece, the educational and social position of Gypsy children can be improved. Keywords: diversity, heterogeneity, ethno-cultural identity, Roma, intercultural education. Pella Calogiannakis, Konstantinos G.