Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11147/14619
Title: Tacit Racism Toward Roma Students: The Case of a Turkish Public School
Authors: Ustuk, Ozan
Keywords: discourse analysis
inclusive education
institutional racism
Publisher: Istanbul Univ, Methodology & Sociology Research Center
Abstract: This study aims to reveal hidden racist practices within a Turkish public school and explores their perpetuation through daily interactions between teachers and Roma students. As part of an applied research project dedicated to empowering Roma children in the educational setting, the study employs discourse analysis to expose tacit racist discourses circulating within the school. Using participant observation, casual conversations, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions, the research reveals implicit discriminatory practices in classrooms. Teacher interviews expose a prevalent coping mechanism, i.e., denial, which reflects reluctance to acknowledge their role in perpetuating discrimination despite awareness of the structural inequalities faced by Roma students. While comprehending systemic challenges, the adherence of the teachers to the myth of meritocracy fosters cognitive dissonance, which results in a dismissive incomprehension of the realities of and occasional assignment of blame to Roma students. Cultural stereotypes and pseudogenetic explanations function as convenient means of rationalizing existing biases. Navigating cognitive dissonance, teachers frequently redirect their focus toward the behaviors of Roma people due to a sense of helplessness and the influence of the pervasive meritocratic narrative. This dynamic contributes to the perpetuation of institutional racism through the daily discourse of teachers, which inadvertently exacerbates this systemic issue.
Description: Ustuk, Ozan/0000-0002-4062-8404
URI: https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2023-1327333
https://hdl.handle.net/11147/14619
ISSN: 2602-2656
2645-8772
Appears in Collections:WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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