Inclusion Social Benefits for Students With and Without Special Educational Needs

Alexia D. Penna

(Experimental Primary School of Serres -“Konstantinos Karamanlis”, Greece)

Abstract: In literature there are many studies which confirm that education for all has a positive effect on the social development of students with and without special educational needs. The purpose of this review is to summarize research, which highlights the advantages and social benefits of students with and without special educational needs in school for all (inclusion). These researches also include the results of a Greek research (n = 414) on the attitudes of teachers regarding the advantages and benefits that children with and without special educational needs gain during their joint attendance at the general school.

         Key words: school for all-inclusion, social benefits, special educational needs