‘Since they are here in Czechia, they should talk in Czech’.
Ethnicity in peer groups at school

J 2021

‘Since they are here in Czechia, they should talk in Czech’. Ethnicity in peer groups at school

OBROVSKÁ, Jana, Lucie JARKOVSKÁ and Kateřina LIŠKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

‘Since they are here in Czechia, they should talk in Czech’. Ethnicity in peer groups at school

Authors

OBROVSKÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Lucie JARKOVSKÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Kateřina LIŠKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Intercultural Education, 2021, 1467-5986

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14410/21:00118795

Organization unit

Faculty of Education

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2020.1844511

UT WoS

000598631700001

Keywords (in Czech)

etnicita; vzdělávání; migrace; etnografie; Česko

Keywords in English

ethnicity; education; migration; ethnography; Czechia

Abstract

V originále

Classrooms in Czechia are changing. What used to be a relatively ethnically homogeneous environment changed after 1989 and became much more diverse. How are children, both of Czech, as well as migrant origin, coping? What strategies do they use to negotiate their everyday lives in the classroom? We conducted an ethnographic study in two classes of one multicultural Czech elementary school and used an inductive analytical strategy. While the fifth grade was peaceful, the ninth graders were at war regarding language issues. We analysed ninth graders’ narratives of how this situation came into being and their explanations of whose attitudes needed to change. We identified strong pressure to fit in, exerted not only by majority classmates but also by some pupils with migrant backgrounds. In contrast, the fifth grade class revealed migrant children’s successful strategies of fitting in, which included helpfulness towards classmates, the development of strong social capital and compliance with authority. In ethnically heterogeneous classrooms, we identified a homogenising push to fit in and negative sanctions for standing out.

Links

GAP404/12/1487, research and development project

Name: Vzdělávací strategie dětí migrantů a dětí z etnických menšin (Acronym: MOPED)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

OBROVSKÁ, Jana, Lucie JARKOVSKÁ and Kateřina LIŠKOVÁ. ‘Since they are here in Czechia, they should talk in Czech’. Ethnicity in peer groups at school. Intercultural Education. 2021, vol. 32, No 1, p. 62-82. ISSN 1467-5986. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2020.1844511.

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OBROVSKÁ, Jana, Lucie JARKOVSKÁ and Kateřina LIŠKOVÁ. ‘Since they are here in Czechia, they should talk in Czech’. Ethnicity in peer groups at school. \textit{Intercultural Education}. 2021, vol.~32, No~1, p.~62-82. ISSN~1467-5986. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2020.1844511.

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