The Enculturation Experience of Roma Refugees: A Canadian Perspective

Walsh, Christine A.; Este, Dave; Krieg, Brigette

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“…Being physically active was referred to as an indicator of well-being and being free of diseases. 4,2016 power. The ability to perform physical activity is considered to be a sign of being healthy, whereas being diseased is conceptualized as a disability which affects daily physical activity.…”

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“…Today, Roma are the largest minority in Europe with an estimated population of seven to twelve million (2,3). Although it is known that a significant number of the Roma population lives in Turkey, the exact number is not known due to a common attitude of reluctance to collect Roma-related data (4). Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) estimate the number of Roma people in Turkey to be around five hundred thousand to five million (5,6).…”

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Health and Roma People in Turkey

Ekmekçi¹

2016

Balkan Med J

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Background:The research and published literature on Roma health in Turkey is much more limited than in other European countries. Among these, there are hardly any published literature focusing on the health status, health indicators and health behaviors. Aims: The aim of this research is to describe the perceptions of health-related concepts and access and the use of health services and social determinants of the health of Roma people in Turkey. Study Design: Descriptive qualitative survey. Methods: The participants were chosen by random sampling. The semi-structured interview topic guide was developed from sources such as advice from the Romani community leaders, published evidence and personal experience from previous work with Roma communities.Non-directive open-ended questions allowed the exploration of their health status, how they conceptualize health and disease, their level of awareness on the impact of social determinants of health, on their health status and the access and use of health services. The data analysis was based on grounded theory. Analysis proceeded in four steps: 1. Reading and examining the transcripts separately using open coding, 2. Extracting the key words and codes from the transcripts and sorting them into categories, 3. Rereading the transcripts by using selective coding, and 4. Examining the categories derived from the open coding systematically and determining the concepts summarizing the material. Results:The survey results are compatible with the existing literature on Roma health and reveal that 1) there is a tight link between the lack of social determinants of health and the poor health status of Roma people 2) socioeconomic factors and cultural norms of the ethnic minority are suspicious factors 3) comparative and systematic research is needed to illuminate the actual health gaps and causal factors for them. Conclusion:The research proves that the need for comparative and systematic research in Turkey to determine the actual health status of Roma people and develop policies to combat the health disparities is profound.

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Health and Roma People in Turkey

Ekmekçi¹

2016

Balkan Med J

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“…In contrast to the UK, however, current HHR policies -which are, for the most part, provincially or regionally controlled -are not coordinated with immigration policies, which are largely directed federally. Researchers recognize that there is much work to be done to improve integration policies and initiatives so that the diverse circumstances and potentials of "newcomers" to Canada may be more adequately addressed (see Pressé and Thomson 2007;Walsh et al 2008).…”

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Comparing Approaches to Integrating Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Healthcare Professionals in Canada and the UK

LeBlanc¹,

Bourgeault²,

Neiterman³

2013

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In this paper, we examine barriers to the integration of refugee doctors and nurses in Canada and the United Kingdom. Key obstacles impeding the integration of internationally trained health professionals are well documented, but less attention has been paid to the integration of refugee health professionals, particularly in Canada. Based on documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews with 46 Canadian and 34 UK stakeholders, our research shows

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“…Spain, being one the countries with the largest Roma population, pioneered the foray into this sociological territory (González 1970;Garrido 1980;Iniesta 1981;Palacios and García 1986). In the twenty-first century we see also studies proliferating in the Americas (Bereményi 2007a, b;PRORROM 2007;Bel 2011;Niquetti 2013;Gewald et al 2013;Walsh et al 2008;Hancock 2013;Silverman 2012 ) although with a lower number of publications than in Europe, where Roma populations are larger. And yet, the phenomenon has not been covered or studied in all its possible dimensions.…”

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Roma Population in the Spanish Education System: Identifying Explanatory Frameworks and Research Gaps

Rosa

García-Andreu

2021

Social and Economic Vulnerability of Roma People

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This chapter makes a literature review based on the Grant and Booth qualitative systematic methodology of the studies about the educational situation of the Roma in Spain, with an wider, extended scope that allows to compare the findings with those conducted on other countries’ Roma populations. Studies on the Roma educational situation in Spain are hindered by the lack of official, periodical statistics, having to rely on sample-based surveys and ethnographic studies. In spite of the inaccuracy of the studies all of them show, as a general picture, a staggering educational gap between the Roma and the rest of society which is common to all Western countries. Most of the studies on Roma education have concentrated in this negative aspect. Numerous theoretical frameworks have been developed to explain this staggering education gap. All them acknowledge the phenomenon as a multidimensional one but for heuristic purposes they can be ordered along an endogenous/exogenous factors continuum depending on how much they stress the weight of factors stemming from characteristics of the Roma ethnic group itself or, on the contrary, of the majority non-Roma society. The literature review has also identified an emergent critical current that sees this studies focused on educational underachievement as a sharing a common essentialist bias that helps to reinforce the stigmatization of Roma and have turned to focus, instead, on the study of academic success among the Roma. Although this emerging field is very promising, our review has identify several significant research gaps in this regard: a lack of longitudinal studies, a lack of studies on the Roma upper and middle classes and a lack of studies on Roma students in post-compulsory education, particularly the university level. This article encourages researchers to fill this gaps with the conviction that the knowledge obtained can help combat the negative stereotypes and the self-fulfilling prophecy effect that approaches focused on Roma underachievement may have.

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The Enculturation Experience of Roma Refugees: A Canadian Perspective

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

Health and Roma People in Turkey

Health and Roma People in Turkey

Comparing Approaches to Integrating Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Healthcare Professionals in Canada and the UK

Roma Population in the Spanish Education System: Identifying Explanatory Frameworks and Research Gaps

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