CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Cili, Olesja |
|---|---|
| Title | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ROMA STUDENTS IN ALBANIA: A PUBLIC POLICY MATTER |
| Summary | This thesis is a reflection on the current situation of the young Roma in Albanian tertiary education. The thesis focuses on the possibilities of this underprivileged group, the Roma minority, to access higher education, analyzing the policy instruments designed for and/or used to increase Roma participation in higher education. More precisely, the thesis analysis and evaluates the scholarship policy for Roma students; it tries to provide an answer to the question regarding the impact of the Albanian financial aid policies for Roma students enrolled at universities. The findings of this research show that assisting Roma students in Albania through certain quotas at bachelor, master and PhD level, it is only the top of the iceberg. The real problem is due to the lack of strong policies in dealing with the school drop outs in the fifth grade of the elementary school. Based on the result of survey of Roma from high school, gymnasium, vocational schools and university conducted in Tirana, Durres, Fier, Vlore, Elbasan, Delvine and Korca, the research shows that the majority of Roma in these age groups had no information about the possibility of receiving the Albanian state scholarships, and they were mostly supported by a foreign organization, the Roma Education Fund. The thesis concludes that Albanian state should provide more opportunities such as scholarship opportunities and financial aid for the Roma youth to study at university. |
| Supervisor | Matei Liviu |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/cili_olesja.pdf |
Visit the CEU Library.
© 2007-2021, Central European University