Discrimination or not? Romani children in Polish special schools and diagnoses of intellectual disability.
This comparative article examines the cognitive and linguistic functioning of Roma children attending both mainstream and special primary schools in Poland. Although many studies have investigated the segregation of Romani children in education, only a few of these have used psychological diagnostic...
| Publicado en: | Romani Studies Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 51 - 84 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=137072531&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 137072531 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15280748 8L0 jtl: Romani Studies issn: 15280748 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2019 vid: 29 iid: 1 pid: 39786 pub: Liverpool University Press / Journals artinfo: ui: 137072531 10.3828/rs.2019.03 ppf: 51 ppct: 33 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 286KB tig: atl: Discrimination or not? Romani children in Polish special schools and diagnoses of intellectual disability. aug: au: Grzymała-Moszczyńska, Joanna Barzykowski, Krystian Grzymała-Moszczyńska, Halina Kosno, Magdalena Dzida, Daniel affil: Joanna Grzymała-Moszczyńska is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 6, 30–060 Krakow, Poland. Krystian Barzykowski is Principal Investigator at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 6, 30–060 Krakow, Poland. Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska is Professor at Jesuit University Ignatianum, Kopernika 26, 31–501 Krakow, Poland. Magdalena Kosno is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 6, 30–060 Krakow, Poland. At the time of this paper's submission, Daniel Dzida was a PhD candidate at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 6, 30–060 Krakow, Poland. su: Intellectual disabilities Ethnic identity of Romanies Cognitive ability Language ability Segregation in education Primary schools Bilingualism sug: subj: Intellectual disabilities Ethnic identity of Romanies Cognitive ability Language ability Segregation in education Primary schools Bilingualism keyword: bilingualism culturally relevant diagnosis discrimination mixed-methods research design Roma minority school segregation ab: This comparative article examines the cognitive and linguistic functioning of Roma children attending both mainstream and special primary schools in Poland. Although many studies have investigated the segregation of Romani children in education, only a few of these have used psychological diagnostic tests as a source of information about Roma children. Our research addresses this gap and is an attempt to provide answers about the current situation of Romani children in both special and mainstream schools in Poland. A mixed-method research design was employed and two studies were conducted. In the first study, 77 Roma children were tested using Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM) and two language competence tests: a Pictorial Vocabulary Test – Understanding (receptive vocabulary) and a Pictorial Vocabulary Test (expressive vocabulary). In the second study, we interviewed 54 Roma parents and school personnel. The results of Study 1 show that among Roma children previously diagnosed with a mental disability, RPM results revealed that 19 percent were in fact of average intellectual ability, 52 percent were below average (9 percent borderline), and only 29 percent had a mild disability. The possible reasons for this were analysed in Study 2. Based on semi-structured interviews, the social context of Roma children's education is presented. Finally, we discuss the situation of Roma children in the Polish education system and make recommendations for modifications to current practice. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Romani Studies is published by Liverpool University Press, and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without Liverpool University Press's express written copyright permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Romani Studies holder: Liverpool University Press / Journals dt: @attributes: year: 2019 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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