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A Whole Education Approach to Inclusive Education: An Integrated Model to Guide Planning, Policy, and Provision

Kenny, Neil orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-2340-6586, McCoy, Selina orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-8774-4018 and O'Higgins Norman, James orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0997-6942 (2023) A Whole Education Approach to Inclusive Education: An Integrated Model to Guide Planning, Policy, and Provision. Education Sciences, 13 (9). pp. 959-972. ISSN 2227-7102

Abstract
Inclusion is an important aspect of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in education. This article will discuss the significance of recent developments in the field of school-based bullying prevention and evaluate their applicability to the policy discourse of inclusive education 2,3. Both inclusive education and school-based bullying remain contested phenomena without a clear consensus regarding their definition nor how to operationalise them as concepts within school policy or practice effectively. UNESCO’s Scientific Committee have recently proposed the Whole Education Approach which conceptualises a holistic, socially engaged, and interconnected vision for policy development in addressing school-based bullying prevention. Importantly, the Whole Education Approach conceptualises incidences of bullying as indicative of a deficit of care and support within the surrounding social environment, thus adopting an ecological and relational focus regarding bullying prevention. In addition, bullying prevention is viewed as requiring coherent collaboration between the school, family, and other relevant stakeholders in the local social community surrounding the school. This includes government funding and resourcing policy and national legal frameworks. This article argues that this approach may also have utility within inclusive education policy in supporting a more integrated and holistic promotion of social inclusion, underpinning equal opportunities in recognition of the diverse needs of all learners in schools. This article discusses the details of the Whole Education Approach and emphasises how this framework also can address educational inclusion in adopting an integrated, multi-elemental focus on supporting collaboration across stakeholders relevant to the lives of pupils within schools.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Inclusive education; school-based bullying prevention; whole education approach; education policy; additional educational needs.
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Teaching
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education
DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Inclusive & Special Education
Research Institutes and Centres > Anti-Bullying Research Centre (ABC)
Publisher:MDPI
Official URL:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/9/959
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:27554
Deposited On:18 Feb 2025 11:30 by Neil Kenny . Last Modified 18 Feb 2025 11:30
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