Next to the other nationalities in Slovenia there also live Roma people. Non-Roma people are discriminatory, have prejudice, and are intolerant of the Roma minority. It is carried down from elders to children, who are in daily contact with the Roma children. The theoretical part of the dissertation is based on the presentation of the Roma people, the problem topic in literature, and the meaning of the picture books. Towards the end of this part, the analysis of the five picture books on the Roma topic is presented with the help of the theoretical sources: »Žabec in tujec« (written by Max Velthuijs), »Jagoda« (written by Saša Kerkoš), »Most prijateljstva« (written by Stojan Hudorovac, Brendi Bajta, Jasmin Hudorovac and Tina Koščak), »Kako so nastale gosli« (a Roma folk tale) and »O dečku, ki se je bal vode« (written by Mojiceja Podgoršek). In the first empirical part, the findings following the quantitative research showed that more than half of the primary school teachers (61,7 %) believe they are well acquainted with the Roma culture and their way of life. Similarly, more than half of them (55,6 %) say that they feel good in the company of Roma students. 58 % of teachers include the Roma topic in Social studies, Science, Slovene, Music, and class meetings. 52 % of teachers believe that Roma students are perceived negatively by non-Roma students. In the second empirical part the findings after the carried out lessons in classes 1, 3, and 5 revealed that students do not know Roma people well, nor do they know their culture and way of life, despite being with them in daily contact and living in the area where many Roma people live. Students did not know that Roma people have their own flag and anthem and that they originate from India. The thesis is based on literary analysis and pedagogical methods, which will help with the development of guidelines for the efficient inclusion of the Roma picture books in the educational process.
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