Inclusive Education Through the Question of What It Means to Be Human

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 32
  In Roundtable Session: Philosophical Approaches to Understanding Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice in Education

Abstract

This paper points to a disconnection between the literature on inclusive education (and special education) – especially with regard to disability – and the literature in educational theory that offers goal(s) of education. The lack of communication between the two areas leads to a superficial and uncritical usage of goal(s) of education in discussions about inclusive education, and to disregard of the experience of being human in considering inclusive education. To address this problem, I examine a humanistic goal of education as a guideline for theorizing and advancing inclusive education, and for conducting an inclusive humanistic conversation in the classroom. The paper discusses the advantages of such a model of inclusive education compared to the capability approach.

Author

• Doron Yosef-Hassidim, Lakehead University