Naslov
Participatory Policy-Making in Action
(Participatory Policy Making in Action)

Autori
Kovačić, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, pp prezentacija, znanstveni

Skup
2015 Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society.

Mjesto i datum
Washington D.C., Sjedinjene Američke Države, 08.03.2015. - 13.03.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
participation ; education ; participatory action research

Sažetak
The goal of the project is to promote the concept of inclusive education as a reform principle that respects and caters for diversity amongst all learners, with a specific focus on those who are at a higher risk of marginalisation and exclusion. To increase the understanding of the benefits of inclusive education, the main activities focus on 49 pilot schools. The experiences gained from these pilot schools will provide policy makers with firm suggestions on how to scale up identified effective practices. This will enable them to cater for increased social diversity and more inclusive societies – for the benefit of all. The Project has a ‘bottom-up' approach that will help policy makers move from experience in the field to mainstream education reforms. The project designed in this way corresponds to the idea of participatory policy- making at the school level. It involves all stakeholders and enchases communication between them in order to produce just, efficient, effective, adequate, responsive and relevant decisions at the school level. Participatory action research (PAR), which is the focal point of the project, embodies the idea of participatory policy making. It is an approach that is well suited for involving important groups of stakeholders in making changes together, while also establishing their needs and identifying barriers that are to be overcome. The significance of this paper is also that as a model for project design that in its very core is inclusive and therefore can lead to proper inclusion at school level.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Pedagogija

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