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A Study of Inclusive Educational Theory and Its Ideological Context in the United States Based on A. Gartner

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2008, 9(4), pp.215-238
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education

HONG, JEONG-SUK 1

1대구대학교

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ABSTRACT

Inclusive education is an ideological issue as much as it involves educational policy and methods. However, in reality, the fundamental understanding of the inclusive education and ideological approach to the subject lacks depth. In Korea, discourse on the inclusive education is greatly affected by the American tradition. Therefore, this paper attempts to explain A. Gartner's inclusive educational theory, who is a leading figure in the field and illuminates its ideological background under the American social context in order to acquire more comprehensive understanding of the theory. The result shows that the concept of consumer and consumerism that Gartner supported in the 1960s and 70s were consistently reflected in his later proposition of the inclusive educational theory in the 1980s and 90s: the former constitutes the ideological background of the latter. In addition, the research suggested that although Gartner's inclusive education theory has ideological significance, it has limitation in overlooking variety by overly emphasizing collectiveness. Also, the research implied that emphasizing efficiency, which is a critical factor in consumerism became a basis to criticize inefficiency of special education.

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