Removing inclusion: An analysis of exclusionary processes in the Italian school system

Fabio Dovigo

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-14113-3_3

Removing inclusion: An analysis of exclusionary processes in the Italian school system

Fabio Dovigo^*

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Abstract

Since the abolition of special schools in 1971, Italy has been depicted as enjoying a fully inclusive education system, where all children are welcome to attend mainstream schools in spite of disability or other 'special' conditions. However, research shows that inequality, segregation and exclusion are still deeply rooted in the Italian school environment, usually taking the form of micro-exclusion strategies that prevent the full access and participation of students from a minority or underprivileged background. Adopting an intersectional approach, the chapter examines how exclusionary policies and practices currently affect compulsory education in Italy by analysing three relevant examples: the dynamics of early school leaving, the evolution of the special education needs construct, and the marginalisation of disadvantaged students in the recent Covid-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Perspectives on Exclusionary Pressures in Education
Subtitle of host publication	How Inclusion becomes Exclusion
Editors	Elizabeth J. Done, Helen Knowler
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	2
Pages	45-64
Number of pages	20
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031141133
ISBN (Print)	9783031141157, 9783031141126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14113-3_3
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2023
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Exclusionary micro-strategies
Inequality
School dropout

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Removing inclusion: An analysis of exclusionary processes in the Italian school system. / Dovigo, Fabio.
International Perspectives on Exclusionary Pressures in Education: How Inclusion becomes Exclusion. ed. / Elizabeth J. Done; Helen Knowler. 1st. ed. Cham: Springer, 2023. p. 45-64.

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