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Local school ideologies and inclusion: the case of Swedish independent schools
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Göransson, Kerstin Malmqvist, Johan Nilholm, Claes |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | This paper reports on the development of a framework for the classification of local school ideologies in relation to inclusion that provides a tool for classifying the general educational direction as well as work with pupils in need of special support of individual schools. The framework defines different aspects of local school ideology in terms of values related to the societal level, school level and individual level of the education system. The paper also reports on a study exploring variations among Swedish independent schools, concerning local school ideology using the framework as a theoretical tool. In this qualitative analysis, eight schools were selected from results of a questionnaire to all Swedish independent schools (return rate 79.5%) for further analysis based on interviews with different categories of school personnel, parents and pupils. Five different patterns of local school ideologies were found more or less in line with values of inclusion, e.g. the holistic-inclusive and the market-oriented-exclusive. Results are discussed in relation to the multiple and sometimes competing objectives that every school has to deal with and make priorities between. Implications for pupils in need of special support in a school system rapidly undergoing marketisation are finally discussed. |
| Related Links | http://hj.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:576635/FULLTEXT01 |
| Ending Page | 63 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| Starting Page | 49 |
| ISSN | 08856257 |
| e-ISSN | 1469591X |
| DOI | 10.1080/08856257.2012.743730 |
| Journal | European Journal of Special Needs Education |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 28 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2012-11-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: European Journal of Special Needs Education Education Research Social Work Inclusive Schools School Ideology School Culture Special Needs Independent Schools Framework |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Health Professions Education Developmental and Educational Psychology |
