Building an inclusive education-oriented,ICF-based and multi-faceted education placement service for children with special needs:policy,theoretical framework and methodology
Objective To explore the policy framework,theoretical system and principles of educational placement for children with special needs based on the International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Health(ICF)for the multi-faceted educational placement services and methods for these children.Methods Based on ICF theory and methods,public policy research techniques,and educational policy analysis,this study systematically investigated the policy architecture and theoretical underpinnings for the educational place-ment of children with special needs,focusing on an inclusive education-oriented system of multiple placements.Results The study analyzed educational policies,emphasizing the rights to education under the United Nations Conven-tion on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities(CRPD)and UNESCO's guidelines on ensuring inclusivity and eq-uity in education which encourage the provision of individualized educational support services and reasonable ac-commodations to enable the effective participation of students with disablities in education.China,the European Union(EU)and the United States(US)have enacted laws and policies promoting inclusive education,integrating children with disablities into the general education system,and providing them with the same educational oppor-tunities as other children.The development of special education focuses on tailored educational services for those children who need additional support and resources.Policies underscore the need to evaluate the specific needs of children with disablities and provide individualized educational plan based on these needs.Conclusion Based on core content from the CRPD,UNESCO's guidelines,and relevant policies from China,the EU,and the US regarding the education and educational placement services for children with special needs,the theo-retical framework and principles of educational placement for children with special needs based on ICF are dis-cussed,proposing contents and methods for constructing a multi-faceted educational placement service system for children with special needs.
International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Healthinclusive educationchildren with special needsmulti-faceted placement