Surveying and Assessing Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes to Roma Students: The First Step in Improving

MLÝNKOVÁ, Radka and Mary BENEDETTI. Surveying and Assessing Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes to Roma Students: The First Step in Improving. In Danielová, L., Schmied, J. Sborník z mezinárodní vědecké konference ICOLLE 2015. Brno. Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2015, p. 51-61. ISBN 978-80-7509-287-8.

Basic information

Original name

Surveying and Assessing Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes to Roma Students: The First Step in Improving

Name in Czech

Průzkum a zhodnocení postojů studentů učitelských oborů k romským studentům: První krok k zlepšení

Authors

MLÝNKOVÁ, Radka and Mary BENEDETTI

Edition

Brno. Brno, Sborník z mezinárodní vědecké konference ICOLLE 2015, p. 51-61, 11 pp. 2015

Publisher

Mendelova univerzita v Brně

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50300 5.3 Education

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

storage medium (CD, DVD, flash disk)

Organization unit

Language Centre

ISBN

978-80-7509-287-8

Keywords (in Czech)

romští studenti; příprava učitelů; další vzdělávání učitelů; postoje studentů

Keywords in English

Roma students; teacher preparation; teacher preparation; student attitudes

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Abstract

V originále

As the initial step in the development of a teacher professional development program with the goal of improving educational outcomes for Roma students in Czech schools, the researchers surveyed pre-service teachers regarding their perceptions of and attitudes toward this student population. The 38-item survey was distributed to students in teacher preparation programs at Masaryk University in Autumn 2014. Results indicate a more positive perception of Roma students than expected among the 100+ respondents, but preliminary analysis indicates no correlation between positive perceptions and personal contact with Roma community members and knowledge of Roma culture. However, respondents expressed significant concern with their ability to work effectively with Roma students and voiced the need for additional professional development in this area. While additional research with in-service teachers is necessary, the results of this preliminary study point to the need for the inclusion of instruction targeting minority student populations in teacher education curricula.