Roma Empowerment and Social Inclusion Through Work-Integrated Learning

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3349155
AutoresKristine Crondahl (University of Southern Denmark), Leena Eklund Karlsson (0000-0003-2052-0989, University of Southern Denmark)
Año2015
Volumen5
Número1
Fecha de publicación2015-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244015572275
OpenAlexW2014597307
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas23

The basis for this article was a health promotion program based on participatory action research and work-integrated learning (WIL). Seven Roma people were employed and trained to work as local coordinators to empower the local Roma community by strengthening their participation in society and their sense of community, as well as to promote self-led integration. The study aimed to analyze the program from the Roma coordinators' perspectives, focusing on perceived individual empowerment and perceptions of contribution to the common good and to community empowerment. The findings, based on qualitative data, primarily interviews with the Roma coordinators, indicated that the WIL approach, the participatory nature of the program, and the trust and support from the Roma colleagues and non-Roma facilitators were essential for the development of empowerment. Three main themes emerged that portrayed the participants' psychological empowerment: strengthened Roma identity, a sense of power, and a sense of enculturated social inclusion

Citizen journalism · Empowerment · Participatory action research · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Sense of community · Social science · Sociology · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Family and Disability Support Research · Gender Studies · Psychology · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Social Psychology