Inclusive Education, Intellectual Disabilities and the Demise of Full Inclusion
Inclusive education has developed worldwide popularity in education for learners with various disabilities but is particularly controversial for students with intellectual disabilities because of their unique needs. The foremost of these are the development of the social, vocational and life skills...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2024-02-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Intelligence |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/12/2/20 |
| _version_ | 1797297827134570496 |
|---|---|
| author | Garry Hornby James M. Kauffman |
| author_facet | Garry Hornby James M. Kauffman |
| author_sort | Garry Hornby |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Inclusive education has developed worldwide popularity in education for learners with various disabilities but is particularly controversial for students with intellectual disabilities because of their unique needs. The foremost of these are the development of the social, vocational and life skills needed to facilitate their transition to adulthood. This article presents a discussion that focuses on theory, practice and research relevant to inclusive education for students with intellectual disabilities. It points out that the movement for full inclusion started by focusing on students with intellectual disabilities and has encountered roadblocks to further progress because of its difficulties in addressing their special needs. This is explored by considering the theory underpinning the international drivers of the full inclusion movement, the reality of the implementation of inclusion policies worldwide, and research on the effects of inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in mainstream schools. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-07T22:26:56Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b5243f6aecbf4e4ba8e064aab911279f |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2079-3200 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-07T22:26:56Z |
| publishDate | 2024-02-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Intelligence |
| spelling | doaj.art-b5243f6aecbf4e4ba8e064aab911279f2024-02-23T15:22:48ZengMDPI AGJournal of Intelligence2079-32002024-02-011222010.3390/jintelligence12020020Inclusive Education, Intellectual Disabilities and the Demise of Full InclusionGarry Hornby0James M. Kauffman1Institute of Education, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UKSchool of Education and Human Development, Department of Special Education and Disability, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USAInclusive education has developed worldwide popularity in education for learners with various disabilities but is particularly controversial for students with intellectual disabilities because of their unique needs. The foremost of these are the development of the social, vocational and life skills needed to facilitate their transition to adulthood. This article presents a discussion that focuses on theory, practice and research relevant to inclusive education for students with intellectual disabilities. It points out that the movement for full inclusion started by focusing on students with intellectual disabilities and has encountered roadblocks to further progress because of its difficulties in addressing their special needs. This is explored by considering the theory underpinning the international drivers of the full inclusion movement, the reality of the implementation of inclusion policies worldwide, and research on the effects of inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in mainstream schools.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/12/2/20intellectual disabilitiesfull inclusioninclusive educationspecial education |
| spellingShingle | Garry Hornby James M. Kauffman Inclusive Education, Intellectual Disabilities and the Demise of Full Inclusion Journal of Intelligence intellectual disabilities full inclusion inclusive education special education |
| title | Inclusive Education, Intellectual Disabilities and the Demise of Full Inclusion |
| title_full | Inclusive Education, Intellectual Disabilities and the Demise of Full Inclusion |
| title_fullStr | Inclusive Education, Intellectual Disabilities and the Demise of Full Inclusion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inclusive Education, Intellectual Disabilities and the Demise of Full Inclusion |
| title_short | Inclusive Education, Intellectual Disabilities and the Demise of Full Inclusion |
| title_sort | inclusive education intellectual disabilities and the demise of full inclusion |
| topic | intellectual disabilities full inclusion inclusive education special education |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/12/2/20 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT garryhornby inclusiveeducationintellectualdisabilitiesandthedemiseoffullinclusion AT jamesmkauffman inclusiveeducationintellectualdisabilitiesandthedemiseoffullinclusion |