Barometer of Inclusive Education – Concept, Methodology and Preliminary Results in Selected European Countries

• Authors: Johannes Schädler , Carmen Dorrance
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents concept, methodology and preliminary results of a European research project on inclusive education of persons with disabilities. The project pathways to inclusion (p2i) is funded by the EU Commission and coordinated by the European umbrella organization European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD). To get an overview on legal situations, practice and progression related to inclusive education a ‘barometer assessment’ instrument was developed and applied in 10 EU countries. The barometer criteria are deducted from Art. 24 of UN CRPD, the methodology follow the idea of the Open Method of Coordination and is explained as an information based rating. Selected results of the assessment are presented. The barometer instrument has proven as an effective tool for data analysis and assessment.

Keywords

EN

inclusive education; inclusion; separation; education system; European countries; pathway to inclusion (P2i); European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD)

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Acta Technologica Dubnicae
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 17-26

Dates

published

2012-06-01

online

2015-07-16

Contributors

author

Johannes Schädler

• Centre for Planning and Evaluation of Social Services (ZPE), University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany

author

Carmen Dorrance

• Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Eichstätt, Germany

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/atd-2015-0050