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Genom bokens diskussion av och perspektiv på kvalitet och innebörder i skolverksamheter, ges läsarna av Specialpedagogik, pluralism och sociala utvägar i gymnasieskolans verksamheter möjligheter att genom samlade slutsatser och reflexionsavsnitt i texten, tolka och diskutera skeenden på gymnasiet i nutid med samhällsutvecklingen som backspegel. Övergripande fokus gäller rättigheten, värdet och känslan av att uppleva sig tillhöra en gemenskap. Med hjälp av nutida och historiska nedslag i forskning lotsas läsaren in i analyser av i skolsammanhang obearbetade tankebanor. Boken kan på så sätt fungera pedagogiskt och socialt idéskapande: Den stimulerar till diskussion, eftertanke och handling för framtida skolverksamheter. Härmed ges, framhåller författarna, både studerande och lärare förutsättningar att formulera goda argument och utvägar för att agera insiktsfullt i sin yrkesvardag.

Policies for people with disabilities, and specifically those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), have undergone significant changes during the past three decades. Many people with IDD experience social exclusion, which has significant implications for the individual, their family and wider society. Today the focus is on accessing universal services, care and support in the community to facilitate social inclusion. Professions and professionals in health, education and social services implement social inclusion policy in the field of IDD. However, there is a lack of coherence between the policy intentions of social inclusion and the realities of professional practice. Educational collaborations involving academics, students and practitioners from the professions working with people who have IDD provide an opportunity for shared learning. These collaborations support the development of knowledge and understanding, and the barriers that need to be addressed to achieve social inclusion for people with IDD.

The aim of this thesis was to analyse and describe the market system of education for consumers in need of special support. Sweden in the beginning of the 1990s implemented a market system of education with the expectation that it will serve the interest of all consumers. Concerns have been raised about the market system of education for consumers in need of special support. This thesis examines how the Swedish market system of education works for consumers in need of special support. It comprises three studies looking at different aspects of the market system of education; namely, the development of the special education market, marketing by independent schools and the experiences of shopping for schools. The aim of study one was to examine the development of the special education market between 1994 and 2017 and its implications for the system of education for students in need of special support. The results show relative stability on the demand-side of the special education market when compared to the education market as a whole, well the supply-side demonstrated significant increase. Moreover, the private sector increased tremendously in both the demand and supply-sides of the special education market. The results imply an expanding special education market system, meanwhile, the incidence of exclusion in terms of enrolment of students in need of special support in segregated settings as an outcome of the market system has remained stable. The results also indicate increasing segregation between schools and between students in the special education system outside of the regular system. The aim of Study Two was to examine marketing by independent schools and how it appeals to consumers in need of special support. Schools use marketing to produce and provide information to prospective consumers, however, there are concerns that this information could appeal to some groups of consumers and not to others, such as consumers in need of special support. The study exa

Removal of barriers to social inclusion and social participation for children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.