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Poorer educational performance by certain groups?

Code:
RED77
Key Area:
Education
Strand(s):
Discrimination, Equality
20/02/2012 - 17:10
Short Answer

Yes.

Qualitative Info

Roma children and children of Muslim minority in Western Thrace demonstrate a significantly poorer educational performance.

As far as migrant children are concerned, unequal performance is less significant. As the following table shows, differences in grades between secondary education students from Albania and from Greece, were not significantly large.

Country of birth

2nd junior high-school

3rd junior high-school

1st high school

2nd high school

3rd high school

Albania

14

13,9

15,3

13,6

12,2

Greece

14,6

15,2

15,5

12,6

11,1

Source: Gotovos, A. & Marcou, G. (2004),  Repatriated and foreign students in Greek education, Athens: IPODE.

Data
Groups affected/interested Migrants, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Education
External Url http://estia.hua.gr:8080/dspace/bitstream/123456789/1050/1/Haliapa_Anastasia_Phd.pdf ; http://estia.hua.gr:8080/dspace/bitstream/123456789/1050/1/Haliapa_Anastasia_Phd.pdf
Situation(s)
Library