Abstract

ABRANTES, Pedro. Inclusive education: Analytical framework and application to the Portuguese case. Rev. Port. de Educação [online]. 2021, vol.34, n.2, pp.25-41.  Epub Dec 31, 2021. ISSN 0871-9187.  https://doi.org/10.21814/rpe.18677.

The concept of inclusive education has gained undeniable centrality in education policies. Based on the identification of a set of theoretical approaches and research on this subject, this article proposes an analytical framework to discuss the progress, weaknesses and challenges of education systems and programs committed to the purpose of inclusive education, applying this framework to discuss the evolution of the Portuguese education system in the first two decades of the 21st century. In a nutshell, this analysis evidences an important progress, but also persistent gaps, including on the production of systematic information and knowledge.

Keywords : Inclusion; policies; learning; indicators.

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