Inclusive education in progress: policy evolution in four European countries

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 433-445

  Smyth, Fiona ^a   Shevlin, Michael ^a   Buchner, Tobias ^b   Biewer, Gottfried ^b   Flynn, Paula ^a   Latimier, Camille ^c   Šiška, Jan ^c   Toboso Martín, Mario ^d   Rodríguez Díaz, Susana ^e   Ferreira, Miguel A V ^f  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d ConsejoSuperior de Investigaciones Científicas ^*  (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

education policy; inclusive education; policy comparison; provision comparison; special needs education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED STUDENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPEAN; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; IRELAND; LAW; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LIFELONG LEARNING; POLICY; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL LIFE; SPAIN; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

EID: 84911428386     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2014.922797     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Alcantud, Francisco. 2004. “La inclusión de estudiantes con discapacidad en los estudios superiores: una reflexión después de diez años [The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education: A Reflection After Ten Years].” In La “Declaración de Salamanca” sobre Necesidades Educativas Especiales diez años después: valoración y prospectiva [The Salamanca Statement on Special Needs Education Ten Years on: Assessment and Prospects], edited by Gerardo Echeita and Miguel Ángel Verdugo, 161–168. Salamanca: INICO.
2. Armstrong, F., D. Armstrong, and L. Barton. 1999. Inclusive Education: Policy, Contexts and Comparative Perspectives. London: David Fulton.
3. Artiles, A. J., and L. A. Larsen. 1998. “Learning from Special Education Reform Movements in Four Continents.” European Journal of Special Needs Education 13 (1): 5–9.10.1080/0885625980130102
4. Banks, J., and S. McCoy. 2011. A Study on the Prevalence of Special Educational Needs. National Council for Special Education Research Report No. 9. Dublin: NCSE.
5. Buchner, T., and M. Gebhardt. 2011. “Zur schulischen Integration in Österreich. Historische Entwicklung, Forschung und Status Quo [School Integration in Austria. History, Research and Staus Quo].” Zeitschrift für Heilpädagogik 62 (8): 298–304.
6. Casanova, Mª Antonia. 2011. “De la educación especial a la inclusión educativa. Estado de la cuestión y retos pendientes [From Special Education to Inclusive Education. State of the Art and Pending Challenges].” CEE Participación Educativa 18: 8–24.
7. Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities. 1996. A Strategy for Equality. Dublin, Ireland: The Stationery Office.
8. Council of Europe. 2006. Action Plan to Promote the Rights and Full Participation of People with Disabilities in Society: Improving the Quality of Life of People with Disabilities in Europe 2006–2015. Brussels: CE.
9. Department of Health & Social Welfare. 1984. Towards a Full Life: Green Paper on Services for Disabled People. Dublin: Stationery Office.
10. Drudy, S., and W. Kinsella. 2009. “Developing an Inclusive System in a Rapidly Changing European Society.” International Journal of Inclusive Education 13 (6): 647–663.10.1080/13603110802106170
11. EADSNE (European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education). 2009. Development of a Set of Indicators for Inclusive Education in Europe. Brussels: EADSNE.
12. EADSNE (European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education). 2011. Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive Education: An Exploration of the Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Indicators. Brussels: EADSNE.
13. Esping-Andersen, G. 1990. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Cambridge: Polity Press.
14. Fernández Santamaría, Rosario. 2011. “El camino hacia la integración.” CEE Participación Educativa 18: 79–90.
15. Feyerer, E. 1998. Behindern Behinderte? Integrativer Unterricht auf der Sekundarstufe I [Do Disabled Students Affect Academic Learning of Non-disabled Students? Integrative Teaching at Primary Secondary School]. Innsbruck: Taschenbuch.
16. Government of Austria. 1996. School Organisation Amendment Act. http://www.leg.bc.ca›DocumentsandProceedings.
17. Government of Czech Republic. 1991. Edict on Primary Schools. www.speczs.cz/../basic-facts-about-primary-school-for-children-with-be.
18. Government of Czech Republic. 2005. Education Act. www.european-agency.org›Countryinformation›CzechRepublic.
19. Government of Ireland. 1998. Education Act. Dublin: Stationery Office.
20. Government of Ireland. 2004. Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act. Dublin, Ireland: The Stationery Office.
21. Government of Spain. 1985. Organic Act on the Right to Education (LODE). http://www.european-agency.org/country-information/spain/national-overview/legal-system.
22. McCoy, S., J. Banks, D. Frawley, D. Watson, M. Shevlin, and F. Smyth. 2014. Understanding Special Class Provision in Ireland: Phase 1 Findings from a National Survey of Schools. ESRI NCSE Research Report No. 16. Trim: National Council for Special Education.
23. McDonnell, Patrick. 2003. “Developments in Special Education in Ireland: Deep Structures and Policy Making.” International Journal of Inclusive Education 7 (3): 259–269.10.1080/1360311032000108876
24. Meijer, C., V. Soriano, and A. Watkins, eds. 2003. Special Needs Education in Europe. Middelfart, Denmark: European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education.
25. Peters, S. J. 2007. “‘Education for All?’ A Historical Analysis of International Inclusive Education Policy and Individuals with Disabilities.” Journal of Disability Policy Studies 18 (2): 98–108.10.1177/10442073070180020601
26. Priestley, M. 2005. “We’re all Europeans Now! The Social Model of Disability and European Social Policy.” In The Social Model of Disability: Europe and the Majority World, edited by C. Barnes, and G. Mercer, 17–31. Leeds: Disability Press.
27. Richardson, J. G., and J. J. W. Powell. 2011. Comparing Special Education: Origins to Contemporary Paradoxes. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.10.11126/stanford/9780804760737.001.0001
28. Rose, R., M. Shevlin, E. Winter, P. O'Raw, and Y. Zhao. 2012. “Individual Education Plans in the Republic of Ireland: An Emerging System.” British Journal of Special Education 39 (3): 110–116.
29. Schoonheim, J., and D. Ruebain. 2005. “Reflections on Inclusion and Accommodation in Childhood Education.” In Disability Rights in Europe: From Theory to Practice, edited by A. Lawson and C. Gooding, 163–186. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
30. Shah, S., and M. Priestley. 2011. Disability and Social Change. Private Lives and Public Policies. Bristol: Polity Press.
31. Shevlin, M., and R. Rose. 2008. “Pupils as Partners in Education Decision Making: Responding to the Legislation in England and Ireland.” European Journal of Special Needs Education 23 (4): 423–443.
32. Shevlin, M., M. Kenny, and A. Loxley. 2008. “A Time of Transition: Exploring Special Educational Provision in the Republic of Ireland.” Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs 8 (3): 141–152.10.1111/jrse.2008.8.issue-3
33. Shevlin, M., E. Winter, and P. Flynn. 2013. “Developing Inclusive Practice: Teacher Perceptions of Opportunities and Constraints in the Republic of Ireland.” International Journal of Inclusive Education 17 (10): 1119–1133.10.1080/13603116.2012.742143
34. Šiška, J., and C. Latimier. 2011. “The Rights of Children with Intellectual Disabilities from the Perspective of the CRC.” [Práva dětí s mentálním postižením v České republice v kontextu Úmluvy OSN o právech dítěte.]. Sociální Práce 2: 105–119.
35. Stangvik, G. 2010. “Special Education in Society and Culture: Comparative and Developmental Perspectives.” European Journal of Special Needs Education 25 (4): 349–358.10.1080/08856257.2010.513539
36. The Special Education Review Committee/Department of Education and Science. 1993. Report of the Special Education Review Committee. Dublin, Ireland: The Stationery Office.
37. UN (United Nations). 1989. Convention on the Rights of the Child. New York: United Nations General Assembly.
38. UN (United Nations). 2006. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. New York: United Nations.
39. UNESCO. 1994. The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education. New York: UNESCO.
40. UNESCO. 1995. Review of the Present Situation in Special Needs Education. Paris: UNESCO.
41. Ware, J., T. Balfe, C. Butler, T. Day, M. Dupont, C. Harten, A. M. Farrell, R. Mc Daid, M. O’riordan, A. Prunty, and J. Travers. 2009. Research Report on the Role of Special Schools and Classes in Ireland. Trim: NCSE.
42. Warnock Committee. 1978. Special Educational Needs: The Warnock Report. London: D.E.S.
43. Winter, E., and P. O’Raw. 2010. Literature Review of the Principles and Practices Relating to Inclusive Education for Children with Special Educational Needs. Trim: NCSE.