"A School With a Difference": Lessons Learned From Inclusive Schools Projects in Italy and Spain

• In Event: 31.091 - Roundtable Session 10
  In Roundtable Session: 31.091-21 - Interrogating Inclusion and Exclusion in an International Context

Abstract

The paper examines the current evolution of inclusive schools in Italy and Spain through the analysis of two cases. Inclusion processes carried out in both countries involve common traits, but also noticeable differences in terms of decision making styles and target population. Both countries carry out special policies, measures and practices addressed to specific categories of pupils and students, but such interventions rarely have a systematic impact on the way the schools normally plan and organize their activities. As a result, schools experience what we could call a “fragmented inclusion”. Our research aims to shed light on the underlying causes of this fragmentation, suggesting some guidelines for a steady improvement of inclusive practices.

Author

• Fabio Dovigo, University of Bergamo