Abstract

ALONSO, José Domínguez; CASTEDO, Antonio López; JUSTEI, Margarita Rosa Pino  and  VARELA, Elia Vázquez. Integration or inclusion: The educational dilemma in attending to diversity. Rev. Port. de Educação [online]. 2015, vol.28, n.2, pp.31-50. ISSN 0871-9187.

The Spanish educational system defends an inclusive approach in attending to the diversity of students in compulsory educational institutions. A qualitative-quantitative research was carried out to check the gradual substitution of the integrative practices by the inclusive ones in educational centres. Two methodological phases were completed: in a first step qualitative data were collected and analysed (focus group), and in a second step a quantitative analysis was made (questionnaire feedback). The first analysis (qualitative) shows a predominance of aspects that hinder the attention to diversity (64%), compared to those which promote it (36%). The data obtained from the quantitative analysis reflects more integrative tendencies (74%), than inclusive ones (26%). Also, the inferential analysis indicates that the more educational experience, the less importance is given to the attention to diversity, and vice versa.

Keywords : Inclusive education; Integration; Attention to diversity.

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