Abstract
<p style="text-align:justify">This paper presents findings from an extensive study conducted in Brazil. The main subjects of the study were Bulgarian children living and studying in Brazilian schools. The main goal was to indicate what kind of problems and obstacles they experience during the school time in Brazil and how the Brazilian government and people support these Bulgarian children. The data was collected by a Bulgarian research team that travelled to the remote regions of Brazil where many Bulgarian citizens live and work. The researchers took interviews with the Bulgarian children and their parents as well as school staff at the schools in Brazil with a high population of Bulgarian children. The analysis revealed many different problems that Bulgarian children and their parents highlighted, such as problems with the language of instructions, misunderstandings of school rules and general problems related to living in the remote areas of Brazil, such as weather and heat-related issues. Although many Bulgarian families reported some problems, they were still determined to continue their life and career in Brazil, and they want to continue to pursue their dreams.</p>
Highlights
Education is the most important aspect of our lives
They believed with their heart that this is the move towards a better life. Their children had to adapt to the new environments and go to regular rural schools in Brazil, where all education was in local languages, predominantly in Brazilian Portuguese, that differs significantly from Bulgarian
The research questions of this study are: 1. What kind of problems and obstacles Bulgarian children experience during their school time in Brazil?
Summary
Education is the most important aspect of our lives. Even in ancient Greece and medieval Bulgaria people understood the importance of Education (Tupkova-Zaimova & Miltenova, 2011). Bulgarian people started to move to Brazil several decades ago and especially they chose the remote areas because it is easier to live there and get some basic jobs. When they moved, they believed with their heart that this is the move towards a better life. They believed with their heart that this is the move towards a better life Their children had to adapt to the new environments and go to regular rural schools in Brazil, where all education was in local languages, predominantly in Brazilian Portuguese, that differs significantly from Bulgarian. In current world constructivism is very important in education and teachers should encourage children to be critical and reflect on the knowledge they get from the teachers (Gray & MacBlain, 2015; Maxim, 2010; Oldfather & West, 1999)
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