Today, school is becoming a rapidly changing learning environment. Thinking about students as a homogeneous population is no longer allowed, as diversity - in terms of culture, language, gender, family organisation, learning styles and so on - has emerged as a key challenge for education today.

The debate on Special Educational Needs largely reflects this challenge, as working in school implies careful reconsideration of what we mean by "normal" and "special." Current educational intervention is generally based on a deficit and "within-child"...

Today, school is becoming a rapidly changing learning environment. Thinking about students as a homogeneous population is no longer allowed, as diversity - in terms of culture, language, gender, family organisation, learning styles and so on - has emerged as a key challenge for education today.

The debate on Special Educational Needs largely reflects this challenge, as working in school implies careful reconsideration of what we mean by "normal" and "special." Current educational intervention is generally based on a deficit and "within-child"...