Special education in Argentina. Inclusive education´s challenges

Authors

  • Guadalupe Padín Ministerio de Educación Nacional

Keywords:

Special education, Disability, Educational integration, Inclusive education

Abstract

This paper describes the evolution of special education in Argentina and addresses the challenges faced by the country in satisfying the needs of diverse students, focusing on those with disabilities, in order to provide quality education for all children. The conceptual scheme is based on Lani Florian´s work (2010), which analyzes some of the questionings about special education, considering its stigmatizing and segregating character, and identifies many challenges to achieving inclusive education. The study aims to examine the progress and future paths to ensure that the students could be recognized and appreciated, and receive good quality education proposals, in order to participate in our society in equal terms, discovering “the new worlds” that the school, as a cultural institution, has the duty to teach.

Author Biography

Guadalupe Padín, Ministerio de Educación Nacional

Licenciada en Ciencias de la Educación por la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Maestría en Diseño y Gestión de Programas Sociales en la FLACSO Argentina, Diplomado en Inclusión educativa por la OEI/CAEU y curso Iguales en la diversidad del ITE, Ministerio de Educación de España. En la actualidad, es profesional pedagógico concursado para la Coordinación de Educación Especial del Ministerio de Educación Nacional. Allí ha sido integrante del Comité evaluador de “Buenas prácticas en Educación inclusiva”, integrante del programa PROMER Especial para la atención de alumnos con discapacidad en zonas rurales, responsable del Módulo Político Pedagógico para la Modalidad Educación Especial en la Especialización Docente en Educación y TIC que brinda el Ministerio de Educación Nacional.

Published

2013-11-01

How to Cite

Padín, G. (2013). Special education in Argentina. Inclusive education´s challenges. Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education, 7(2), 47–61. Retrieved from https://revistainclusiva.ucentral.cl/revistainclusiva/article/view/7_2_005

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