International Comparisons of Inclusive Policy and Practice: Are We Talking about the Same Thing?

Autor/inn/en	D'Alessio, Simona; Watkins, Amanda
Titel	International Comparisons of Inclusive Policy and Practice: Are We Talking about the Same Thing?
Quelle	In: Research in Comparative and International Education, 4 (2009) 3, S.233-249 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745-4999
DOI	10.2304/rcie.2009.4.3.233
Schlagwörter	Educational Needs; Inclusive Schools; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Mainstreaming; Special Needs Students; Comparative Analysis; Vocabulary; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Compulsory Education; Regular and Special Education Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Wortschatz; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Schulpflicht
Abstract	This article has been especially written by the journal Guest Editors as an introduction to key issues in making international comparisons regarding inclusive policy and practice. The authors argue that there is a very real amplification of the methodological problems faced by researchers working in comparative education when they consider the field of special and inclusive education. Two "problem" areas are discussed: (i) the incomparability of terminology--words such as inclusion may or may not have the same meaning when translated into other languages and also other contexts; and (ii) the inherent methodological difficulties within the "target" population of research in inclusive education--pupils with special educational needs are not identified, assessed or offered provision in the same ways within countries. This means that comparisons of approaches within countries are problematic--and comparison of these countries at an international level becomes extremely difficult. Therefore, the key question is exactly what can be usefully compared? (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10