Original Articles

Special needs education and ethnic diversity in Norway

Authors: {'first_name': 'Joron', 'last_name': 'Pihl'}

Abstract

This article is an analysis of how a discourse within special needs education relates to ethnic diversity in Norway. The analysis is based on a review of research projects, publications in four journals and curriculums at major institutions that qualify for professional work within special needs education or counselling. It is concluded that a monocultural “regime of truth” dominates the discourse in a multicultural context. Ethnic diversity in education is a challenge to critically analyse epistemology, theory, method and norms that the professional discourse applies in a multicultural context.

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DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/15017410209510780

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