Starting from European policies on SEN (Special Educational Needs), this paper explores the implementation of the Italian ones with the aim of recognizing mechanisms of segregation. In these policies, it is possible to identify examples that highlight how the meaning of inclusion is still not fully understood. We refer to the “SENitization” of students with disabilities and/or students with migratory backgrounds (Bocci, 2016; Migliarini, D’Alessio & Bocci, 2018; Migliarini & Elder, 2024), to the separation of newly arrived migrant children from mainstream education (Bunar & Juvonen, 2022), and to the separation of children with impairments from those without. Through the lens of Disability Critical Race Theory, which intends disability and race as intersectionally linked (Annama et al., 2018), the authors of the paper analyze and discuss the effects of Italian SEN polices on educational practices.
Gabrielli, F., Pomponi, M., Gabrielli, S., Benedetti, V., Rizzo, A., Guerini, I. (2025). To include, or not to include, that is the policy. In 13th ALTER Conference: Transformations. Draft catalogue of abstracts (pp.237-237). Innsbruck : University of Innsbruck.
To include, or not to include, that is the policy
Gabrielli, Francesca;Pomponi, Milena;Gabrielli, Sara;Benedetti Virginia;Rizzo Amalia;Guerini, Ines
2025-01-01
Abstract
Starting from European policies on SEN (Special Educational Needs), this paper explores the implementation of the Italian ones with the aim of recognizing mechanisms of segregation. In these policies, it is possible to identify examples that highlight how the meaning of inclusion is still not fully understood. We refer to the “SENitization” of students with disabilities and/or students with migratory backgrounds (Bocci, 2016; Migliarini, D’Alessio & Bocci, 2018; Migliarini & Elder, 2024), to the separation of newly arrived migrant children from mainstream education (Bunar & Juvonen, 2022), and to the separation of children with impairments from those without. Through the lens of Disability Critical Race Theory, which intends disability and race as intersectionally linked (Annama et al., 2018), the authors of the paper analyze and discuss the effects of Italian SEN polices on educational practices.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
