Grasping the Concept of Inclusive School in Slovakia and England - Q Study
- Institution: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
- Institution: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
- Institution: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
- Institution: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
- Institution: terezia.vanikova@skolaufilipa.sk
- Year of publication: 2021
- Source: Show
- Pages: 159-169
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.21.66.4.13
- PDF: tner/202104/tner6613.pdf
The aim of the study was to identify how education actors of two historically and culturally different countries - Slovakia and England - thought about the concept ’inclusive school’. The Q-methodology was used for this purpose, yielding 7 descriptions of inclusive school. The results indicated two facts: 1) there is a jointly shared semantic field that can be interpreted as a consequence of globalization trends in education, and 2) perceptions of inclusive education are influenced by the history of educational systems in the countries studied. Research findings confirm that despite a certain convergence trend, a local discourse still remains the crucial determining factor of the conceptual grasp of this issue.
