Inclusive education

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The consolidation of human rights, known like ethical perspective, and the social model of disability constitute the theoretical and ideological bases of inclusive orientation. The educative practices and setting shave evolved from an approach focused in segregation to another one which is centred on a standardized integrating education, from special educational needs to teaching to diversity. Inclusive education represents a new way to eliminate social exclusion. The term educative inclusion has not a unique meaning, it is used to refer to different aims and situations in different contexts. That is, it is not limited to the field of education but to all fields of life. Concerning the characteristics of inclusive schools we can find the following ones: school-wide approaches, emphasis on the sense of community and membership, services based on need rather than location and support provided in the ordinary classroom, principle of natural proportions, education adapted to the student, enhanced instructional strategies, and standards and outcomes for students with disabilities drawn from that expected of students in general.