Article
The
Dimensions of the Right to Education for Inclusion Throughout Life
Cecilia Fernandez
Cecilia Fernandez
Convergence
12/2005;
ABSTRACT
The "education for inclusion" concept has made people more and more
aware of the complex dimension of the inclusion/exclusion binomial. The lack of
access to education, apart from being a violation of a human right, is the
primary and most obvious form of exclusion. But, according to this author,
there is also a symbolic exclusion, promoted through different cultural codes,
that is based on other variables such as gender, race/ethnicity, social class,
sexual orientation and identity, origin, and so on. The education systems of
the twentieth century have homogenised, that is to say, they have not taken
into account differences. They have not been able to understand or assume the
multidimensionality of human beings. They have not understood yet that
difference is what makes everyone equal. In this article, the author discusses
the dimensions of the right to education for inclusion. She shares some ideas
and reflections that have been developed by the Gender and Education Office
(GEO) of ICAE. The purpose is to pose some questions and invite everyone to
reflect on some concepts that the GEO is still trying to elaborate. The present
context constantly pushes the GEO to act and find solutions and possible
alternatives to problems and challenges, demanding their creativity and
collective thinking. The author challenges educators, researchers, and
activists who are concerned and interested in building a more just, equitable,
inclusive world to participate in this reflection. (Contains 1 note.)
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