Roma or Non-Roma: How Are Teachers' and School Heads' Perceptions and Self-Identification of Roma Students Related in Hungary?

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  • Author(s): Anikó Fehérvári (ORCID Anikó Fehérvári (ORCID 0000-0003-4477-7682); Krisztián Széll (ORCID Krisztián Széll (ORCID 0000-0001-9209-0813)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Intercultural Education. 2024 35(2):171-188.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      18
    • Subject Terms:
      Minority Groups; Minority Group Students; Classification; Self Concept; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Ethnicity; Correlation; Comparative Analysis; Identification; Teaching Methods; Academic Failure; Cultural Differences; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires
    • Subject Terms:
      Hungary
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/14675986.2024.2314428
    • ISSN:
      1467-5986
      1469-8439
    • Abstract:
      The present paper explores approaches to the classification of ethnic identity. In the framework of research on comparative classifications, we analyse the contextual factors that influence classification in Hungarian education. We compared the number of students who self-reported as Roma with the respective number reported by the school heads (as experts) and examined the discrepancies between the two indicators. We also examined whether there was a correlation between the estimation by the head of the school and the views and attitudes of the teaching staff and school heads. One important finding to emerge was the more than the twofold difference between the external classifications reported by individuals belonging to the majority population, and the students' self-identification. In other words, the school heads tended to overestimate the proportion of Roma students in their schools compared to the students' own self-identification, which was related to their pedagogical practices, beliefs, and commitment. In particular, school heads overestimated the proportion of Roma students in schools where teachers perceived that there were lower expectations and where teachers attributed school failure to cultural differences.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1424575