Education Inclusion Policies: A Comparison between Colombia and Chile

Authors

  • Diana Vásquez Orjuela Author Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Católica de Temuco

Keywords:

Educational policy, school integration, comparative education, Colombia, Chile (Source, UNESCO Thesaurus).

Abstract

The shift in paradigm from integration to inclusion in the debate over educational opportunities for all has emerged in the enactment of laws in Colombia and Chile that promote educational inclusion. This has come about in the context of educational reforms initiated in the eighties and nineties that propelled the decentralization and financing of demand, and are characterized by a neoliberal tendency.

The aim of this article is to describe and compare the framework of inclusive policies, the structure and the funding of education for children with special educational needs in Colombia and Chile, based on a literature review of the institutional system, legislation and financing.

These countries share common elements with respect to their reforms and the orientation of their policies on education. However, as is argued in this article, there are major differences in the way they approach policy and practice to meet special education needs.

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Author Biography

Diana Vásquez Orjuela, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Católica de Temuco

Terapeuta ocupacional, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Candidata a Magíster en Ciencias de la Educación, mención dificultades de aprendizaje. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Docente, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud

Published

2015-06-19

How to Cite

Vásquez Orjuela, D. (2015). Education Inclusion Policies: A Comparison between Colombia and Chile. Educación Y Educadores, 18(1), 45–61. Retrieved from https://educacionyeducadores.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/eye/article/view/4683

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Section

Pedagogía social