Belonging to higher education: inclusive education for students with intellectual disabilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristín Björnsdóttir
Author(s):  
Tobias Buchner

In this essay, I explore the reasons behind the persistence of segregated education of students with intellectual disabilities in Austria. Doing so, I critically interrogate three phases of the Austrian education system concerning the role of students with intellectual disabilities: (1) The rapid expansion of special schools in the 1960s and 1970s, (2) the rise of integrated education in the 1980s and 1990s and (3) the last two decades, which were characterized by budget cuts, school accountability policies and failed efforts to further the implementation of inclusive education.


Author(s):  
Maria Karaivanova

It describes the necessity of development ofeducational content in inclusive education. The integration of heterogeneous educationalcontent through elementary mathematical modeling is presented as a tool of defining content cores to standardize the levels of preparation in affiliated education. Such a plan examines the study of „Fractions” through mathematical modeling in music. The educational results of students with intellectual disabilities who participated in the research are presented.


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