Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 450 g
A Critical Analysis of the Policy of Integrazione Scolastica
Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 450 g
Reihe: Studies in Inclusive Education
ISBN: 978-94-6091-341-9
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers
The research findings presented in the book indicate that exclusion and discrimination towards disabled pupils in education do not result from a lack of implementation of the policy at a school level, rather from the perpetuation of dominant discourses, which construct disability as an individual deficit. The book does not deny the progress made in the country following the application of this anti-discriminatory policy; rather it challenges the hegemonic abilist culture and the traditional perspectives of disability and schooling that undermine the development of inclusive education.
After having investigated the theoretical premises of the policy of integration, the author argues that this progressive policy is still rooted in a special needs education paradigm and that what was once a liberating policy has been transformed into a hegemonic tool which still manages, controls and normalizes disability leaving school settings and teaching and learning routines unchanged. She finally argues for a human rights approach for the development of an inclusive school for the 21st century.