Inclusion Discourses in Contemporary Slovak Education Policy -- From the Individual to the Community and from Right to Performance

Autor/inn/en	Kašcák, Ondrej; Strouhal, Martin
Titel	Inclusion Discourses in Contemporary Slovak Education Policy -- From the Individual to the Community and from Right to Performance
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 58 (2023) 2, S.197-208 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
DOI	10.1111/ejed.12556
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Inclusion; Discourse Analysis; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Humanism; Neoliberalism; Democratic Values; Slovakia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Inklusion; Diskursanalyse; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Humanismus; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Slowakei
Abstract	The study on which this article reports sought to explain the complexity of the relationship between inclusion policies and practices in education in Slovakia. Education policy in Slovakia is characterised by an enduring resistance to inclusion practices, despite the presence of humanist inclusion discourses. Accordingly, education policy and practices in Slovakia manifest a conflicting or parallel application of humanist and neoliberal discourses on inclusion. The analysis presented identifies three types of inclusion discourses in Slovak education policy today: (1) "general individualised," (2) "specified individualised," and (3) "neoliberal" discourses. Concrete examples are provided of each of the three types of discourses in Slovak education policy, to illustrate specific educational policies in different education sectors. Specific national challenges related to notions of inclusion and the associated paradoxes and differing perceptions of inclusion are discussed. The conclusion highlights the question of whether a truly democratic society can exist without humanistic and inclusive ideals. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01