A Secular Cooperative School. Can it Promote an Inclusive Education and Society?

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This article is based on the French report and the European comparative results of an international project about inclusive education supported by the European Commission. It focuses on one of the main issues and the specific methodology of the French report. The globalisation has led to face the issue of making life together possible for native and immigrant populations on the same soil. How to build a common citizenship, with the same rights and duties, for diverse populations separated by their birth community, religion, history, customs and traditions? Which kind of education, and which kind of school are able to elaborate a new common heritage for citizens-to-be? Through research results, the paper compares the advantages and failures of the French republican secular school with others. It resumes the French conclusions to propose a cooperative school inspired by the spirit of the Council of Europe directives and developing social ties based on differences.

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Zay D. (2012) "A Secular Cooperative School. Can it Promote an Inclusive Education and Society? " Italian Journal of Sociology of Education, 4(1), 88-112. DOI: 10.14658/PUPJ-IJSE-2012-1-5  
Year of Publication
2012
Journal
Italian Journal of Sociology of Education
Volume
4
Issue Number
1
Start Page
88
Last Page
112
Date Published
02/2012
ISSN Number
2035-4983
Serial Article Number
5
DOI
10.14658/PUPJ-IJSE-2012-1-5
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