Equality? Inclusion? Do They Go Hand-in-hand? Policy Makers' Perceptions of Inclusion of Pupils with Special Needs – An Exploratory Study

Autor:	Gilada Avissar, Perach Licht, Gila Vogel
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Discourse analysis 05 social sciences Primary education Exploratory research 050301 education Special needs Mainstreaming Policy analysis Grounded theory Education Pedagogy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology 0503 education Inclusion (education) 050104 developmental & child psychology
Zdroj:	Universal Journal of Educational Research. 4:973-979
ISSN:	2332-3213 2332-3205
DOI:	10.13189/ujer.2016.040506
Popis:	Using Critical Discourse Analysis, this study aims to elicit and expose the perceptions and attitudes of different policy makers in leadership positions at the Ministry of Education in Israel with regard to inclusion. The first stage of the research consisted of individual in-depth semi-structured interviews (N=8). In the second stage the participants (N=21) responded to a written questionnaire (Perceptions about Inclusive Education – PIE) and then took part in group discussions. The texts of the interviews and the group discussions were analyzed using qualitative measures. The findings point to a sensitive situation, one that is difficult to deal with and creates much disagreement. Although inclusion is the official and unanimously agreed upon policy, the discourse reflects some differences between and within groups of policy makers with regard to several issues: identification of the target population; factors and key figures affecting implementation and teacher training.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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