Disabilities from parent's perspective: inclusive or alternative? A path towards an inclusive school in context.

The thesis focuses on inclusion and inclusive education. It concerns a primary education system that enables all children to attend mainstream elementary schools, ideally in their local area, regardless of any disadvantages they may have-physical, intellectual, or social. Teachers approach pupils with respect for their individuality, aiming to foster the fullest possible development of their talents. The school as an institution seeks to create an open environment that supports mutual cooperation and communication among all stakeholders, and instructional methods that allow the most effective education for everyone involved - including support for their active participation in the learning process. The entire educational system and its organization are conceptually supported by the responsible state institutions in accordance with the idea of inclusion. However, inclusion does not end at schools; it concerns society as a whole. It is connected with the acceptance of disadvantaged or vulnerable people into the community, with equal opportunities and chances for all, and with social justice. It represents a fundamental principle of a humanistic approach to the individual and is more a journey toward an ideal than a final state. The theoretical part of the thesis defines the topic of inclusion and...