The disadvantaged character in literature for young readers and in inclusive education

• Zuzana Stanislavová ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Prešov

     University of Prešov

     Eslovaquia

     
• Localización: Multidisciplinary journal of school education, ISSN-e 2543-8409, ISSN 2543-7585, Vol. 11, Nº. 1, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Art in education and therapy of the child), págs. 89-101
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Inclusive education apprises the dialogue between the standard population and a population with some kind of handicap. Artistic literature might help, already at an early age, to remove the barriers that present various types of disadvantaged people in society. In the introduction, the author briefly explains the topicality of inclusive education and outlines the purpose and methodological aspects of the paper. The main part of the study analyses the portrayal of young protagonists with a somatic and social disadvantage in contemporary literature for pre-school and younger school age children (Alexandra Salmela: Mimi and Lisa, Gabriela Futová: About the Hairless, Peter Karpinský: Adela, Do Not Even Try It!). In the conclusion, the author confronts the selected texts in terms of: 1. authenticity level of psychological grip of the disadvantaged character; 2. presentation of attitudes of standard population towards the characters with some kind of disadvantage; 3. levels and methods of literary presented issues; 4. an educational text's potential relating to the formation of accepting educational environment in pre-primary and primary education.