Open AccessEqual is not enough? Current problems in inclusive education in the eyes of children
Author(s) -
Cornelia Schneider
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5476
DOI - 10.5296/ije.v1i1.101
Subject(s) - style (visual arts) , perspective (graphical) , focus (optics) , pedagogy , mainstreaming , sociology , special educational needs , inclusion (mineral) , psychology , mathematics education , special education , gender studies , history , computer science , artificial intelligence , physics , archaeology , optics
Sociology of childhood opens up new perspectives on inclusive practices, as it considers children themselves as actors in their environment. This article shows the outcomes of two case studies involving children with special needs in Europe: the focus on the children participating in questionnaires and in-depth interviews gives other priorities to inclusive education that adults may have overlooked from their perspective. Improvement of inclusive education needs to seriously reconsider the status of children with special educational needs.