The relationship between law and inclusive education

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The object of this study is the role of Human Rights Education in Brazil, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), especially regarding the inclusion of students in basic education. The general objective of the research is to understand the articles of 1988’s Brazilians Federal Constitution, particularly in relation to the content of article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which deals with the inclusion of students in education as a right for all. The methodology of this research resorts to documentary, descriptive, and bibliographic analysis. Although the results and the discussions show advances, they also demonstrate that education is not yet inclusive as detailed in the law. There is evidence that the Law of the Person with Disability, by guaranteeing the adaptation of curricular, cultural, and theoretical activities at school, strengthens the pedagogical work and expands educational diversities.

Keywords: Students’ rights. Duty to educate. Global education policy. School and teaching freedom.