Addressing disruptive behaviors from an inclusive perspective
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https://doi.org/10.32093/ambits.vi55.5027Keywords:
Behaviour management, Inclusive education, Proactive strategies, Support networkAbstract
The management of disruptive behaviours is one of the great concerns within schools. This management often ends up being reactive, rather than proactive, focused on one student and delegated to specific specialists, thus far from being truly inclusive. The purpose of this article is to share experiences of behaviour management implemented in schools with a markedly inclusive character. Through the experiences of a group of professionals from inclusive schools, the approach and some of the strategies that they highlight as key to handle situations with disruptive behaviours in a more inclusive way are presented. They explain the importance of implementing active methodologies, an efficient organization of professionals, the agreement of coherent norms with the entire educational community (including family and students) and ensuring an affective bond with students.
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