Analysing the Potential of Disney-Pixar Films for Educating Young Children in Inclusive Values

The use of films in the classroom is not new, as they promote critical thinking and reflection (Prats, Lluis. 2005. "Cine para Educar." Barcelona: Belacqua). However, their role in promoting inclusive values with young learners remains relatively unexplored. Films have been considered a powerful pedagogical tool that helps students be in contact with the Other, creating new feelings of understanding and emotional attachment (Saito, Haito. 2010. "Actor-Network Theory of Cosmopolitan Education." "Sociological Theory" 29 (2), 124-149). In the present work, the pedagogical potential of three Disney-Pixar films is explored to educate young learners in inclusive values related to difference and diversity. To do this, the authors perform a formal analysis using eight key elements linked to inclusive education and the Spanish curriculum for infant education. Results show that these elements are present, with a higher predominance of portraying different races or ethnicities, and the display of border transgressions, demonstrating they may enhance young learners' learning of inclusive values in the classroom.