Working Paper: Social and Educational Exclusion from the Actors Perspective

The survey of NGO’s is part of Project 4, in which the objective is: To investigate how educational exclusion affects diverse sectors of society, particularly the most vulnerable groups (i.e. women, youth, migrants, cultural groups and people with disabilities), and what kind of educational provision contributes to overcome their respective discrimination (Annex I, p.5). Specifically, the objective of the Work Package 15 is: To identify and analyse the connection between processes of social exclusion and inclusion and educational opportunities from the social agent’s perspective (Annex I, p.38).
For the selection of the NGO’s, the main goal of this research phase must be taken into account: to identify the relationships between processes of social exclusion and inclusion and educational opportunities from the perspective of professionals working with these groups. In that sense, we will look at the way in which NGO’s take this aspect into account in their interventions. Therefore, the questionnaire will lead to the identification of some elements which help reduce or prevent social and educational exclusion for vulnerable groups from the perspective of the NGOs. Apart from Cyprus, surveys with the same questionnaire were carried out in Spain, Italy, Latvia, Romania, and Hungary.