Teacher training in Roma education in Greece: Intercultural and
critical educational necessities University of London Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki This paper first outlines briefly the
present status and position of the Roma/Gypsies in the Greek
context while it gives a review of education policy and
provision. Secondly, it indicates that Greek primary teachers
lack adequate preparedness for the challenges accompanying
contemporary educational multiculturalism and social justice
issues. The following part is focused on the training of
teachers and the need to educate and prepare them further on
specific intercultural issues as well as methodologies for
teaching in multicultural classes. Finally, the paper indicates
the importance of teacher training to combat racism and promote
social justice in classrooms and schools through critical
education and empowerment/ emancipation processes of Roma
children, and how those two pedagogical philosophies
(intercultural and critical) may converge within teacher t