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Връзката бедност – висше образование в изолирани общности в Република България (Етноложко изследвание)
The Link Between Poverty and Higher Education in Isolated Communities in the Republic of Bulgaria (Ethnological Study)

Author(s): Violeta Kotseva
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Economy, Customs / Folklore, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Rural and urban sociology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: poverty; education; Ethnology

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the relationship between education and poverty in isolated communities in Northwest Bulgaria. By using ethnographic methods, the main obstacles and motivations for continuing education in universities for children of Roma origin are highlighted. The focus of analyze is the social and cultural factors that characterize the environment and that have an impact on the educational process.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 315-327
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bulgarian