Free school selection creating Roma only schools in Hungary

It is not residential segregation, but free school selection that plays the strongest influence on school segregation – shows the new study prepared by Gabor Kezdi and Gabor Kertesi  professor. The study examines 100 Hungarian towns with considerably high Roma population in order to see the correlation between school segregation of Roma students and local educational policies.
The research was financed by the Roma Education Fund.

It is not residential segregation, but free school selection that plays the strongest influence on school segregation – shows the new study prepared by Gabor Kezdi and Gabor Kertesi  professor. The study examines 100 Hungarian towns with considerably high Roma population in order to see the correlation between school segregation of Roma students and local educational policies.
The research was financed by the Roma Education Fund.

To access the study in English, please click here

Further articles about the study in Hungarian:

  • http://index.hu/belfold/2013/06/21/noveli_a_szegregaciot_a_sazbad_iskolavalasztas/
  • http://www.168ora.hu/landingpage/barmit-is-mond-fidesz-bebizonyosodott-ellenkezoje-116072.html
  • http://hvg.hu/karrier/20130708_Tanulmany_a_szabad_iskolavalasztas_erosit
  • http://nol.hu/belfold/a_szabad_iskolavalasztas_befolyasolja_legeroteljesebben_az_iskolai_szegregaciot_
  • http://www.edupress.hu/hirek/index.php?pid=egycikk&HirID=29331