Don’t forget about us

Autor(en)
Edvina Bešić, Lisa Paleczek, Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera
Abstrakt

Intersectionality recognises that individuals can simultaneously be members of multiple disadvantaged groups, which creates a system of disadvantage. To analyse these systems of disadvantages, it is necessary to look at the intersection of different categories. This paper examines the intersectionality of disability, refugee status and gender. It analyses whether general public’s attitudes towards inclusion differ depending on disability type (physical disability vs. behavioural disorders), refugee status (Austrian vs. refugee child) and gender, and how these attributes interact to influence attitudes. The attitudes of 2307 Austrians were assessed. Respondents read a short description of one student and answered questions addressing the possibility of including him/her in mainstream primary schools. The results showed that the public’s attitudes depend on students’ attributes, emphasising their intersection. Respondents showed more positive attitudes towards the inclusion of Austrian students, students with a physical disability and girls (regardless of refugee status and disability type) into mainstream primary schools. It was discovered that the intersection of disability type and refugee status affects the general public’s attitudes towards the inclusion of (refugee) boys and girls differently. The results demonstrate that focusing on only one category of difference does not allow seeing the complexity of how multiple discriminations interact with each other.

Organisation(en)
Externe Organisation(en)
Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Private Pädagogische Hochschule Augustinum
Journal
International Journal of Inclusive Education
Band
24
Seiten
202-217
Anzahl der Seiten
16
ISSN
1360-3116
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2018.1455113
Publikationsdatum
2018
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
503034 Inklusive Pädagogik, 504021 Migrationsforschung
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Education, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 4 – Hochwertige Bildung, SDG 16 – Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen
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