Special education in the era of inclusion: The end of special education or a new beginning?

Authors

  • Lani Florian The University of Edinburgh

Keywords:

Special esducation Special educational needs, Inclusion, Inclusive pedagogy

Abstract

This article analyzes from a critical perspective the many problems and challenges facing special education current approaches to inclusive education. While recognizes the contributions of special education and the role it has played in the education of students with disabilities , supports the need to re-imagine their role , for which it is necessary to have clear that the access to quality education for all learners is an issue of rights, to defy the idea of many teachers that students have immutable learning abilities and to search for the learning of all students instead of maintaining the approach that highlights the differences. Finally proposes the inclusive pedagogical approach as transcending the concepts of special and regular education, because it is based in the process to provide support for everyone, taking into account the diverse learning characteristics and needs of each.

Author Biography

Lani Florian, The University of Edinburgh

Bell Chair of Education en la Universidad de Edimburgo, Escocia. Ha sido profesora de la inclusión social y educativa de la Universidad de Aberdeen y de Educación Especial en la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Cambridge y miembro del Colegio de San Edmundo, Cambridge. Sus intereses de investigación incluyen la categorización de los niños, los modelos de suministro para cumplir con necesidades educativas especiales, y la práctica docente en las escuelas inclusivas. Ha escrito extensamente sobre la educación inclusiva y se desempeña como consultor en educación especial e inclusión para el UNICEF y otros organismos internacionales en Europa central y oriental. Recientemente ha editado el Manual de SAGE de Educación Especial y co-autor de logro e Inclusión en las Escuelas.

Published

2013-11-01

How to Cite

Florian, L. (2013). Special education in the era of inclusion: The end of special education or a new beginning?. Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education, 7(2), 27–36. Retrieved from https://revistainclusiva.ucentral.cl/revistainclusiva/article/view/7_2_003