Global and Local Challenges of Special Education from the Perspective of Inclusive Education: Potentiality of a Cartography Under Construction

Abstract

The objective is to build an international and national cartography of how, in the area of Special Education, Inclusive Education has been recontextualized in the policies and practices of different Brazilian states and different countries. In this material, we managed to bring together an international interview, five international papers and four national texts, creating a panorama of very distinct local arrangements that provide us with myriad complexities about educational inclusion. From a thematic point of view, the Dossier discusses emerging themes, focusing on Inclusive Education policies and practices in the field of Special Education, namely: teacher training, schooling of people with disabilities and Inclusive Education policies in contemporary Special Education.