Levels of involvement of a child with Down’s syndrome in educational contexts of inclusion and Special Education

Authors

  • Eduardo Chaves Cruz Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • Letícia Monteiro Esteves Escola Preparatória Morgado Mateus
  • Rosangela Bertelli Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1984686X5644

Keywords:

Inclusive education context, Levels of involvement, Levels of engagement.

Abstract

Children with special educational needs (SEN) are, whenever possible, inserted into regular school classrooms. Inclusion brings a series of benefits for both children with and without special needs. The present study evaluated the quality of the involvement of a child with Down’s syndrome included in a regular group of first year primary school in two teaching learning contexts: inclusive education context and special education context. The study also evaluated the levels of teachers engagement toward the child with SEN in the contexts of inclusive and special education. Results showed that the child’s involvement levels during classroom’s activities were more satisfactory in the context of special education. Teachers’ levels of engagement were lower during classroom’s activities in the context of inclusion and proportional to the child’s levels of involvement.

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Published

2012-12-26

How to Cite

Cruz, E. C., Esteves, L. M., & Bertelli, R. (2012). Levels of involvement of a child with Down’s syndrome in educational contexts of inclusion and Special Education. Special Education Magazine, 26(45), 31–43. https://doi.org/10.5902/1984686X5644

Issue

Revista Educação Especial, v. 26, n. 45, jan./abr. 2013

Section

Continuous Demand

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