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New Visions for Preschool Inclusive Education in Mexico

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Common Characteristics and Unique Qualities in Preschool Programs

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Abstract

In the last two decades, the Mexican government has made various legal reforms regarding the provision of special education services and the scope of preschool mandatory education. The General Education Law issued in 1993 that replaced the previous Federal Education Law, made explicit the non-exclusion of students with disabilities from attending and participating in general education settings. In 2002, the Mexican government amended Article 3 of the Constitution and mandated that all children ages three to five years old be provided with a preschool education. These changes have provided the momentum and legal basis for the transformation of educational rights and services to preschool children with special educational needs.

This chapter discusses the impact of these legal changes in the Mexican Educational System, describes the current status of special education services provided at the preschool level (ages three to five years), and outlines some of the challenges for the education of young children with special educational needs in this country.

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    The original version in Spanish reads:

    La educación especial está destinada a personas con discapacidad, transitoria o definitiva, así como a aquellas con aptitudes sobresalientes. Atenderá a los educandos de manera adecuada a sus propias condiciones, con equidad social incluyente y con perspectiva de género.

    Tratándose de menores de edad con discapacidad, esta educación propiciará su integración a los planteles de educación básica regular, mediante la aplicación de métodos, técnicas y materiales específicos. Para quienes no logren esa integración, esta educación procurará la satisfacción de necesidades básicas de aprendizaje para la autónoma convivencia social y productiva, para lo cual se elaborarán programas y materiales de apoyo didácticos necesarios.

    La educación especial incluye la orientación a los padres o tutores, así como también a los maestros y personal de escuelas de educación básica regular que integren a los alumnos con necesidades especiales de educación.

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  1. Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Todd Fletcher

  2. Graduate School of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis, Potosí, Mexico

    Silvia Romero-Contreras

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Fletcher, T., Romero-Contreras, S. (2013). New Visions for Preschool Inclusive Education in Mexico. In: Clark Wortham, S. (eds) Common Characteristics and Unique Qualities in Preschool Programs. Educating the Young Child, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4972-6_9

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