INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN MAINSTREAM EDUCATION
Title | INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN MAINSTREAM EDUCATION |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Valentin Cosmin Blândul |
Journal | Problems of Education in the 21st Century |
Volume | 21 |
Start Page | 29-36 |
Date Published | June/2010 |
Type of Article | Original article |
ISSN | 1822-7864 |
Other Numbers | ICID: 913564 |
Keywords | children with special needs, mainstream education |
Abstract | Inclusion of children with special educational needs in mainstream education is a very complex issue which has been in the focus of specialists from several fields, such as psychology, pedagogy, sociology, medicine, social work in recent years. A great number of documents that address this issue have also been adopted. Probably the best known one is ”The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education”, adopted by the World Conference on Special Needs Education: Access and Quality, organized by UNESCO in Salamanca, Spain, 7-10 June 1994. This document underlined for the first time the importance of inclusive school. By being opened to all children, regardless of their problems, an ordinary school with inclusive view is the most efficient way of fighting against discrimination. The process is by no means an easy one, as not all children in a class are willing to recognize and accept difference as normality. In addition, the success of inclusion of children with special educational needs also depends on the way they are accepted by the larger community they live in, which includes besides classmates, family members and teachers as well. |
URL | http://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1400135561.pdf |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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