Social support for inclusion of children with intellectual difficulties into a regular education system

Rad govori o vaţnosti inkluzivnog obrazovanja u pogledu uključivanja djece s intelektualnim teškoćama u ţivot njihove lokalne zajednice te se ističe vaţnost inkluzivnog obrazovanja prilikom upoznavanja različitosti, a samim time i suzbijanju stigmatizacije. Inkluzivno obrazovanje se definira kao proces temeljen na ljudskim pravima koji zahtjeva kurikularnu promjenu kako bi mogao udovoljiti obrazovnim potrebama svih učenika. Inkluzivno obrazovanje, osim za djecu s intelektualnim teškoćama, ima prednosti za svu djecu jer omogućuje upoznavanje različitosti, a time i vaţnosti poštivanja ljudskih prava te razvijanje senzibilnosti za društvo. Kao nedostaci se navode povećana stigmatiziranost djece s intelektualnim teškoćama u sustavu redovitog obrazovanja te prema nekim istraţivanjima djeca iskazuju sram zbog toga što se školuju po posebnom programu te se na temelju toga navode i vršnjačko psihološko nasilje. Vaţnu ulogu imaju i socijalni radnici u pruţanju podrške uključivanju djece s intelektualnim teškoćama u redovno školovanje, a time i u ţivot lokalne zajednice.The paper discusses the importance of inclusive education with regard to inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in the life of their local community. Also it emphasizes the importance of inclusive education during of meeting diversity. Inclusive education is defined as a process based on human rights that requires a curricular change in order to meet the educational needs of all students. Inclusive education, except for children with intellectual disabilities, has the benefits for all children, as it allows to learn about diversity, and thus the importance of respecting human rights and developing sensibleness for society. Disadvantages are the increased stigmatization of children with intellectual disabilities in the system of regular education. According to some research children are embarrassed because they are studying under a special program and based on that, they also point to peer psychological violence. Social workers also play an important role in supporting the inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in regular education, and thus in the life of the local community