How is an inclusive agenda possible in an excluding education system? Revisiting the Danish Dilemma
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Colling Larsen, Tobias, Holloway, Jessica and Hamre, Bjørn. (2019). How is an inclusive agenda possible in an excluding education system? Revisiting the Danish Dilemma. International Journal of Inclusive Education. 23(10), pp. 1049-1064. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2019.1626497
Authors | Colling Larsen, Tobias, Holloway, Jessica and Hamre, Bjørn |
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Abstract | The policy of inclusion in the Scandinavian countries is often related to the idea of the welfare state, and specifically to notions of equality, equity and democracy. The image of the welfare state seems to live well, even though structural and social barriers seem to maintain inequality when it comes to access to education. Instead of overcoming the barriers, the politics of inclusion may actually make the gap between ideals and realities more visible. In this article, we analyse the political efforts to create a more inclusive education system in Denmark in relation to these structural barriers. By applying the notions of discourse and dispositive of Foucault, we argue that the policies of educational inclusion encompass rationales and governing techniques directed at the societal and individual levels that may in itself challenge the inclusive agenda. By highlighting some of the political notions of inclusion, we highlight the discrepancies between inclusion as a political project and the structural barriers on the one hand, and inclusion as educational practice on the other. This challenges the previously accepted image of how well the Scandinavian welfare state is doing, especially as it relates to solving the gap between privilege and disadvantage in education. |
Keywords | inclusive education; inclusion; Danish education; dispositive; optimisation |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | International Journal of Inclusive Education |
Journal citation | 23 (10), pp. 1049-1064 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1360-3116 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2019.1626497 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85068175505 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1049-1064 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 26 Jun 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 29 May 2019 |
Deposited | 06 Sep 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8wv5z/how-is-an-inclusive-agenda-possible-in-an-excluding-education-system-revisiting-the-danish-dilemma
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