Równość czy/i odrębność? Edukacja pozaformalna Romów w świetle teorii Nancy Fraser

The article is an attempt to analyse an educational offer in the field of non-formal adults education of the Roma based on Nancy Fraser’s considerations of (in)justice. Starting with the characteristic of the Roma community in Poland, numerous social problems, which are a manifestation of symbolic cultural and socio-economic injustice, have been identified. Both types of injustice require different corrective measures. Fraser proposes two instruments used in reducing injustice: redistribution and recognition. In this paper, focusing on education which is often treated as "the cure for all diseases", the forms of education aiming at elimination both types of injustice were indicated. The effect of pursuing the objective is to achieve equality between the Roma and the bulk of the population, while simultaneously maintaining one’s own identity, individuality and uniqueness. The achievement of seemingly contradictory goals is difficult and raises many questions and doubts about the purpose of the education, its quality and efficiency. These doubts appeared in both the statements of the respondents, as well as in the conclusions formulated by the author. In order to gather study material qualitative field research was used – the contact with several representatives of the Roma community, with participants and organizers of non-formal education was established. Casual interviews, participant observation and documents analysis were used to gain research material.