Italy - 2012
Are there positive initiatives to improve/support poor educational provision for migrant and minority groups?
- Code:
- RED79
- Key Area:
- Education
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
yes |
| Qualitative Info |
There are a lot of initiatives which aims at supporting migrants and minority groups. For example, the project “Obiettivo futuro” is a project to support the integration of Roma students and their families in school. This project, financed by the Labour Ministry, promotes a series of initiative to empower and support Roma families in their access to school services. Nonetheless, as Mipex research underlines, Italian education system has a series of strengths but at the same time weaknesses: “migrant needs are targeted but generally as a problem group. Besides civil society projects, the Italian education system is not actively supporting new opportunities and intercultural education” (p. 113, Mipex). Source: Accogliere bambini e ragazzi rom e sinti. Vademecum per le scuole, Fondazione ISMU, USR, USP, MLPS, 2010 Mipex III, Migrant Policy Index III, 2011 |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Roma & Travelers, Ethnic minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Education |
| External Url | www.mipex.eu |
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