The role of the library in the community center integration and socialization of the Roma minority (Analysis of empirical research) Cover Image

Ролята на читалищната библиотека при интеграцията и социализацията на ромското малцинство (анализ от емпирично изследване)
The role of the library in the community center integration and socialization of the Roma minority (Analysis of empirical research)

Author(s): Anna Miteva
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Library and Information Science, Library operations and management, Sociology, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: integration; roma; education; libraries; reading; minorities

Summary/Abstract: The article presents field research in the small town of Rakitovo, in which the Roma population is significant part of its inhabitants who are living in two neighborhoods.Based on the framework program for integration of minorities in the country this article presents an overview of the municipal educational strategy for desegregation. It is shown the activity of the Roma Foundation "Future". The aim of the study was to determine the cause stimulating Roma students to attend the community center library. Through methods of observation, comparison and interviews it is traced the activity of library Roma users. The results of the study indicate that the ethnically mixed schools, foreign example, increased requirements, migration of parents and the small number of children in the family are crucial for the development of Roma students. Community Center Library is the link between the Roma neighborhood and educational institutions. It provides an environment conducive for socialization of minorities.

  • Issue Year: IV/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 81-98
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Bulgarian