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The
Research, Development and Education OP
(ESF and ERDF) of the
Czech Republic
includes a specific objective aimed at the ‘Social integration of children and pupils including
the integration of Roma children in education’, with actions targeting municipalities with
socially-excluded areas. Particular attention is paid to teachers with a view to improve their
attitudes to the possibilities of joint education of children and pupils who live in different
social environments and increase their competences in the specific features of work with
Roma children and pupils.
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Actions targeting the Roma community as a whole
, notably initiatives to raise
awareness about the importance of education and to promote
parents’ participation
in the educational process
, e.g. providing information and advice to parents, parents’
education programmes, including accompaniment measures (e.g. Bulgaria, Portugal,
Romania, Spain).
The
Spanish
Social Inclusion and Social Economy OP
(ESF) foresees awareness-raising and
information measures targeting the Roma population on the need of attending school and
the importance of education, with particular attention to the education of Roma women.
Additionally, some of the regional OPs
(e.g. Castilla-La Mancha OP, Extremadura OP)
develop, together with actions targeting the Roma students, guidance, information and
advice actions targeting the families to increase their involvement in the socio-academic
processes.
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Actions targeting society at large
, notably awareness-raising actions.
Other areas addressed by countries are as follows:
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Initiatives to promote
intercultural education
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The
elimination of segregation
in education centres and the inclusion of Roma
children in mainstream education.
The
Bulgarian
Science and Education for Smart Growth OP
(ESF) foresees the provision
of appropriate material and psychological support for inclusion of children and students of
Roma origin from ethnically segregated kindergartens and schools into kindergartens and
schools outside Roma neighbourhoods through phased acceptance.
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Development of interventions aimed to promote
digital literacy, the use of internet
and the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) tools
to reduce the risk
of digital exclusion of the Roma community (e.g. Spain).