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Title: A Critical Commentary on the Categorisation of Students with Diagnoses in Greek Special Schools
Language: English
Authors: Vassilios Papadimitriou (ORCID 0000-0002-9125-3710)
Source: British Journal of Special Education. 2025 52(3):463-473.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Schools, Special Education, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Student Placement, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Labeling (of Persons), Enrollment Trends
Geographic Terms: Greece
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8578.70040
ISSN: 0952-3383
1467-8578
Abstract: In accordance with Greek law, students with special educational needs and/or disabilities attend mainstream schools, unless an Interdisciplinary Assessment, Counselling and Support Centre recommends otherwise based on the type or severity of the disability. This paper presents quantitative data from the Greek Statistical Authority regarding the number of students per category of special educational needs and disabilities enrolled in special schools between 2017 and 2023. The findings reveal that the most common categorisations were intellectual disability, autism and multiple disabilities. Furthermore, within this six-year period, the number of students with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, multiple disabilities and visual impairments enrolled in special schools notably increased, while the number of students with intellectual disabilities barely increased. The number of enrolments of students in the rest of the categories decreased. This study is pertinent because it provides information about the role of categorisation in the exclusion of a significant number of students with diagnosed special educational needs and disabilities from mainstream schools in Greece. Despite disjointed statutes addressing inclusion, the Greek education system essentially categorises students with special educational needs and disabilities according to the individual medical model of disability and educates them based on their diagnoses rather than their individual needs and interests.
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