| Abstract [eng] |
The dissertation provides an analysis of social reproduction in the system of education of Lithuania exploring causes and processes of early withdrawal of Roma children from education in Vilnius. The work presents an original model of the empirical research where early withdrawal is approached as a process taking place in an educational field that is defined by power relations. The research undertaken approached the research phenomenon from several levels of analysis. On the macro/societal level, the analysis focused on the education indicators of different generations of the Roma ethnic group and their changes in 2001–2011. On the micro/individual level, the procedural character of early withdrawal from education was observed analysing experiences of the first two years of participation by Roma children from Kirtimai in education. On the meso/field level, the early withdrawal of children from education was analysed as a process in social space, i.e. as a strategic agency of children that is constructed through interpersonal relations with other actors involved in the educational process (parents, teachers, employees of the child's rights supervision authorities, etc.). The dissertation underlines the important role social inequality plays in the early withdrawal of Roma children from education – the opportunities of Roma children to take part in education were not equal to the opportunities of other children, however, these substantial inequalities were disregarded in the researched educational field. |
