UN COLLÈGE FRANÇAIS À L’ÉPREUVE DE L’INCLUSION : UNE SITUATION D’ENTRE-DEUX SOURCE DE DILEMMES

Abstract

Inclusive schooling requires that education be adapted to the di- versity of youth in order to reduce the processes of excluding certain students by promoting the continuity of education in mainstream schools. This article looks at a French college which developed inclusive schooling modalities. It is based on a qualitative methodology that is both comprehensive and centered on the confrontation of the actors’ points of view. The concepts of liminality and dilemma allow for the analysis of contradictions in the everyday life of the school staff. We raised three kinds of dilemmas that were experienced as trials and which revealed obstacles but were also source of reflections on inclusion. Finally, this research highlights the need of moving forward locally by “small steps” to enable all stakeholders to mobilize around an inclusive education project.