Integracija i obrazovanje izbjeglica u Hrvatskoj: pristup djece izbjeglica osnovnoškolskom sustavu

master's thesis

• Title (english): Integration and Education of Refugees in Croatia: Child Refugees Access to the Primary School System
• Author: Josip Miličević
• Mentor: Vedrana Baričević (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; (Department of Croatian Politics); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-09-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science; Croatian Policy/Policy of the European Union

Abstract

Pohađanje osnovne škole pravo je i obveza za svu djecu u Hrvatskoj pa tako i za djecu izbjeglice. Ovaj rad za glavni cilj ima istražiti kako funkcionira implementacija javne politike osnovnoškolskog obrazovanja za djecu tražitelja i uživatelja međunarodne zaštite. Odnosno, imaju li i na koji način ta djeca pristup osnovnoškolskom obrazovanju te priliku za normalno sudjelovanje u obrazovanju kao što imaju drugi. Postojeća literatura i istraživanja fokusiraju se općenito na politiku azila i integracije, najčešće u kontekstu europeizacije te politike. Ovaj rad analizira samo jednu politiku, ali koja se najčešće ističe kao najvažnija u procesu integracije, a to je obrazovanje. Istraživanje uključuje analizu zakonskih odredbi koji se tiču integracije i/ili obrazovanja djece tražitelja međunarodne zaštite te intervjuiranje relevantnih aktera. Rad se odnosi na pristup obrazovanju djece izbjeglica u Gradu Zagrebu zbog toga što većina izbjeglica boravi u njemu te ima najviše financijskih i ljudskih resursa zbog čega bi praksa trebala najbliže odgovarati propisanom. Istraživanje se fokusira na različite faze procesa, poput mogućnosti upisa djece izbjeglica unutar propisanog roka od 30 dana, zatim testiranja u školi prije određivanja razrednog odjeljenja, dopunske i pripremne nastave. Osim same djece, u radu se pažnja posvećuje nastavnim i nenastavnim radnicima, njihovoj ulozi te mehanizmima za podršku. Kroz gotovo svaki dio procesa došlo se do sličnih rezultata te se može zaključiti kako Hrvatska i njene institucije uglavnom ispunjavaju minimalne propisane kriterije i omogućavaju djeci izbjeglicama pristup osnovnoškolskom sustavu. Ipak, kroz manjak koordinacije te međuresorne suradnje kao i manjak podrške akterima koji tu javnu politiku provode direktno, zaključuje se da djeca izbjeglice nisu u ravnopravnom položaju s ostalom djecom. Završno razmatranje upućuje na to da je za bilo kakvu promjenu i potencijalno omogućavanje ravnopravnijeg modela potrebna inicijativa donositelja političkih odluka.

Abstract (english)

Primary school education is a right and an obligation for all the children in Croatia, so it's the same for refugee children. This paper aims to find out how does implementation of public policy of primary education work considering refugee children. More precise, can refugee children and how access primary education and be equal with others. Existing literature and research focus primarily on asylum or integration policy in general, usually connecting it with process of Europeanization. This paper analyses just one policy, but the one that is usually considered most important in process of integration and that is education. Research includes analyses of laws and regulations regarding integration and/or education of refugee children and interviewing relevant actors. Paper puts focus on access to education for refugee children in City of Zagreb because most of the refugees are situated here and it has most financial and logistical resources which means that implementation can be most similar to regulations. Research puts in focus different stages, e.g. possibility of refugee children to enrol in primary school in less than 30 days, then primary tests which help determine in what class should child be enrolled, preparatory and additional classes. Besides children, paper puts emphasis on school workers, their role and supporting mechanisms they have access to. Regarding every phase there were similar results and we can conclude that Croatia and it’s institutions fulfil minimum criteria and they do provide opportunity for refugee children to access primary education. Still, due to lack of coordination and intergovernmental cooperation alongside with lack of support implementation actors receive, we can conclude that refugee children do not have equal status when compared to other children. Final remarks show that for any kind of change to happen and to potentially secure equal position of refugee children what is needed is initiative from decision makers.

• Keywords: djeca izbjeglice; pristup osnovnoškolskom obrazovanju; Grad Zagreb; međunarodna zaštita; integracija; politika azila
• Keywords (english): refugee children; access to primary education; City of Zagreb; international protection; integration; asylum policy
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:939722
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2018-12-12 09:47:46