Resumen de The paradox of exclusion through inclusion: Lessons learned for adult education
Danny Wildemeersch, George Koulaouzides
Inclusion is the new buzzword in policy initiatives related to economic, social, and cultural settings in many countries.The spread of this new buzzword requires some critical observations. Is ‘inclusion’ more than ‘a feel-good rhetoric’? In ourcontribution we investigate firstly the general discussion on inclusion in education that had its origins in educational reformmovements and in special needs education policies and practices. We furthermore analyze how these concrete policies andpractices of inclusive education often coalesced with deficit approaches. Then, we consider alternative views as developed byRancière and Arendt. In a final section we consider how in adult education research literature, this paradox of exclusion throughinclusion has been commented and what answers have been developed in this particular field of research.
