INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGY: A PRACTICE FOR ALL STUDENTS

Vasiliki Ioannidi; Konstantinos D. Malafantis

doi:10.46827/ejes.v9i10.4476

Autors/ores

Vasiliki Ioannidi PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Adjunct Faculty, Hellenic Open University, Greece & Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Konstantinos D. Malafantis PhD, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v9i10.4476

Paraules clau:

inclusion, inclusive education and pedagogy, education for all, inclusive culture, inclusive teaching and best practices, special needs, human rights, inclusive schools

Resum

Inclusion is an approach and procedure with philosophical, political, educational and social dimensions. The aim of inclusive education is to eliminate school and social exclusion. The framework places schools are at the centre of inclusive education. In this context, inclusive pedagogy refers to the ways that courses, classroom activities, curricula, and assessments consider issues of diversity in an effort to engage all students in learning that is meaningful, relevant, and accessible. This article constitutes a literature review and the purpose is to offer a pedagogical conceptual and applied for status on inclusive education and teaching. The paper is organised in a brief description of the historical events, new trends and a discussion of the current situation for pedagogical processes and actions that contribute to ensuring the success of all the students. The overall approach of the paper is to contribute to the on-going debate on the current description and value of inclusive education and pedagogy with emphasis on the social model of disability and human rights.

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Vasiliki Ioannidi, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Adjunct Faculty, Hellenic Open University, Greece & Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Dr. Vasiliki Ioannidi, PhD in Pedagogy with specialization in Special Education/State Scholarships Foundation, School of Philosophy; Postdoctoral Researcher in Inclusive Education, School of Education. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Coordinator & Adjunct Faculty Member in the Master’s Module: “Special and Inclusive Education”, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus; Adjunct Faculty Member & Assistant Coordinator of the Program “Pedagogy and Didactics”, Hellenic Open University, Greece; Academic Tutor & e-Learning Developer/Μember of Writing Team, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
E-mail: vioannidi@uoa.gr, ioannidi.vasiliki@ac.eap.gr, vasiliki.ioannidi@ouc.ac.cy
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=grILx-gAAAAJ&hl=el
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vasiliki-Ioannidi-2
Konstantinos D. Malafantis, PhD, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Dr. Konstantinos D. Malafantis, PhD, Professor of Education and Literature, President of the Hellenic Educational Society; Director of the Postgraduate Programme "Sciences of Education"; Director of the Laboratory of Educational Applications and Production of Educational Material, Faculty of Primary Education, School of Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
E-mail: kmalafant@primedu.uoa.gr
Academia.edu: https://uoa.academia.edu/KonstantinosMalafantis
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Konstantinos_Malafantis

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