Some of the Psycho-sociological Implications of Failure and School Dropout in a Community of Rome Ethnicity

Failure and school dropout, in the present period, represent major worries and concerns both at the institutional level, governmental and non-governmental, as well as at the individual level. This phenomenon is accentuated within disadvantaged groups, in particular the Rome (gypsy) community. This study aims to highlight certain aspects concerning some psychosocial implications of the phenomenon of failure and dropout at primary education level, identified in a community of gypsy ethnicity. The importance of this study lies in the realization and presentation of a tool for the evaluation of failure and dropout among students of Rome (gypsy) ethnicity.