Remedying Segregation Among Roma and Migrant Students in Spain Through Successful Educational Actions

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Abstract

Educational research owes it to vulnerable communities to repair decades of exclusion, which have resulted in low expectations, a lack of cognitive challenges and an overreliance on non-evidence-based educational practices. Participant schools in this study serving Roma and migrant students in different geographical locations in Spain, have demonstrated the ability to enhance their learning and wellbeing simultaneously by implementing two successful educational actions named Interactive Groups and Dialogic Gatherings. This paper highlights improvements in learning and coexistence achieved by maximizing opportunities for peer interaction and family involvement in education. Communicative interviews, focus groups and classroom observations were conducted, revealing important implications for practitioners, policymakers and students themselves, who are at the core of this contribution.

Authors

• Andrea Khalfaoui, University of the Basque Country

• Rocio Garcia-Carrion, University of Deusto

• Icy Fresno Anabo, University of Deusto