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© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

Inclusive education has developed worldwide popularity in education for learners with various disabilities but is particularly controversial for students with intellectual disabilities because of their unique needs. The foremost of these are the development of the social, vocational and life skills needed to facilitate their transition to adulthood. This article presents a discussion that focuses on theory, practice and research relevant to inclusive education for students with intellectual disabilities. It points out that the movement for full inclusion started by focusing on students with intellectual disabilities and has encountered roadblocks to further progress because of its difficulties in addressing their special needs. This is explored by considering the theory underpinning the international drivers of the full inclusion movement, the reality of the implementation of inclusion policies worldwide, and research on the effects of inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in mainstream schools.

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Title
Inclusive Education, Intellectual Disabilities and the Demise of Full Inclusion
Author
Hornby, Garry 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kauffman, James M 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Institute of Education, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK 
 School of Education and Human Development, Department of Special Education and Disability, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; [email protected] 
First page
20
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20793200
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2930957832
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.