The debate and surrounding labelling practices with special and inclusive education with the politics of difference

Abstract EN

Labels have a strong effect of regulating disparity in education.

Therefore, many recent articles have been discussed the concept of labeling and whether the use of labeling in special and inclusive education have potential for equality or affect the quality of education for students with special needs.

This paper addresses the role of labelling in special and inclusive education.

To address the issue, the paper provides an overview of Goffman’s theory on social stigma as it relates it to labelling practices and reviews the literature on labelling.

The final section of the paper presents a snapshot of labelling within the Saudi Arabian education system.