The historical evolution of school integration in Italy
In Italy, the policy of “integration” that has been implemented since the 1970s, is based on a welcoming culture in the common school context, and represents a particular phase, both politically and socially, of Italian history. It is based on a system of relations around the person with a disabilit...
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| izdano v: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/alterjdr, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Jezik: | Anglais |
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| Online dostop: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Izvleček: | In Italy, the policy of “integration” that has been implemented since the 1970s, is based on a welcoming culture in the common school context, and represents a particular phase, both politically and socially, of Italian history. It is based on a system of relations around the person with a disability and on the reciprocal enrichment that allows the other students to understand a different way of learning which is concerned with living together. School integration allows the students to share a new understanding of education which is underpinned by the principle that by living together all students can acquire new ways of learning and new kinds of knowledge. The purpose of this article is not to describe the model and the process of integration in Italy – that can be the subject of further and more specific works – but to focus on the historical evolution and the reference points represented by some authors who discuss the principles, and most meaningful aspects, on which the idea of integrazione scolastica is based [Italian “integrazione scolastica” is focused on interaction and on reciprocal change, on context organisation and on integrated didactic strategies]. The historical analysis is developed through references to some of the key scholars and witnesses who have worked to develop the organizational framework for the development of the inclusive school in Italy. |
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