Inclusion of children with special educational needs in primary music schools

Obrazovna inkluzija konceptualizirana pod nazivom odgoj i obrazovanje za sve predstavlja jedan od aspekata društvene inkluzije kojom se naglašava potreba uključivanja djece s TUR u redovni odgojno obrazovni sustav. Republika Hrvatska započela je primjenu načela inkluzije prije 20 ak godina i otada se uočavaju pomaci prema oblikovanju školskog sustava kao onog koji uočava različite potrebe djece i adekvatno odgovara na njih. Kako bi se djetetu s TUR omogućilo razvijanje njegovog punog potencijala, potrebno je razmišljati izvan konteksta redovnog osnovnoškolskog sustava. Djeca s TUR jednako kao i djeca tipičnog razvoja mogu iskazivati interes i potencijal prema umjetničkom izražavanju, stoga se u ovom radu daje pregled karakteristika glazbenog obrazovanja koji se temelji na brojnim istraživanjima o učincima glazbenog obrazovanja na razvoj djece, s ciljem naglašavanja važnosti primjene načela inkluzije u osnovnim glazbenim školama.Educational inclusion conceptualized under the heading Education for All is one of the aspects of social inclusion that emphasizes the need to include children with special education needs (SEN) into a regular educational system. Croatia has begun to apply the principle of inclusion 20 years ago and since then it has been noted that the shaping of the school system is one that recognizes the different needs of children and suits them adequately. In order to enable the child with SEN to develop its full potential, it is necessary to think outside the context of the regular elementary school system. Children with SEN as well as children of typical development can express their interest and potential for artistic expressions so in this paper we provide the review of the characteristics of music education based on a number of researches on the effects of music education on children's development, with the aim of emphasizing the importance of applying the principle of inclusion to elementary music schools