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Educational Policy and Multiple Disabilities in Greece of the Crisis: A Case Study of Inequalities
Panagiotis Giavrimis * giavrimis@soc.aegean.gr * ORCID: 0000-0001-5222-8822
University of the Aegean, Department of Sociology, Mytilene, GREECE
Open Journal for Sociological Studies, 2019, 3(1), 23-36 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojss.0301.03023g
Online Published Date: 2 September 2019
LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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KEY WORDS: disability, social model, educational policy.
ABSTRACT:
Disability is a complex phenomenon and is related to the policies pursued at the socio-economic level of society. The purpose of this paper is, through two cases of multiple disabilities people, to investigate the educational framework of their integration within the context of the economic crisis in Greece. The semi-structured interview was used as a research tool, and the participants were mothers of two multiple disabilities students. The results discussed within the context of the social model revealed that, despite the existing legislation, the respective structures that support them have yet to be developed. In addition, the privatization of services during the period of economic crisis in Greece and the growing social inequalities have resulted in that families of low socio-economic status and uninsured people in experiencing social exclusion and being at disadvantage compared to those who have more financial resources.
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Panagiotis Giavrimis, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of the Aegean, Pamfilis 17, 81100 Mitilene, GREECE. E-mail: giavrimis@soc.aegean.gr.
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