Inclusion and education

Students, parents and communities
Albania
Armenia
Az
erbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia/Herz
eg.
Bulgaria
Cr
oa
tia
Cz
echia
Es
tonia
Geor
gia
Hungary
Kazakhs
tan
Koso
vo
6
Kyr
gyzs
tan
La
tvia
Lithuania
Mongolia
Mon
tenegr
o
N. Mac
edonia
Poland
Rep
. Moldo
va
Romania
Russian F
ed.
Serbia
Slo
vakia
Slo
venia
Tajikis
tan
Turk
ey
Ukr
aine
Uzbekis
tan
Support to parental involvement
Parents’ right to choose child’s education setting enshrined in law/policy
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Parental involvement in schools supported by policy
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Parental involvement in school governance supported by policy
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Support to school–local community collaboration
A law or policy supports school–community collaboration
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
A law or policy partially supports school–community collaboration
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Support to community collaboration and involvement
A law or policy supports learning communities, e.g. school collaboration, involvement with universities, support services to provide research evidence and develop innovative practice
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
There is a cooperation programme between schools and universities
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Awareness raising of inclusion in education
Campaigns raise awareness at local or national level
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Awareness raising is part of a national strategy
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Civil society runs campaigns independently or with governments
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Civil society involvement in education
A law or policy sets out a role for non-government, disabled people’s or other organizations representing vulnerable groups
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Civil society addresses learners with special needs and/or disabilities
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Civil society addresses learners from ethnic minorities
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
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References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).

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Students, parents and communities
Albania
Armenia
Az
erbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia/Herz
eg.
Bulgaria
Cr
oa
tia
Cz
echia
Es
tonia
Geor
gia
Hungary
Kazakhs
tan
Koso
vo
6
Kyr
gyzs
tan
La
tvia
Lithuania
Mongolia
Mon
tenegr
o
N. Mac
edonia
Poland
Rep
. Moldo
va
Romania
Russian F
ed.
Serbia
Slo
vakia
Slo
venia
Tajikis
tan
Turk
ey
Ukr
aine
Uzbekis
tan
Support to parental involvement
Parents’ right to choose child’s education setting enshrined in law/policy
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Parental involvement in schools supported by policy
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Parental involvement in school governance supported by policy
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Support to school–local community collaboration
A law or policy supports school–community collaboration
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
A law or policy partially supports school–community collaboration
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Support to community collaboration and involvement
A law or policy supports learning communities, e.g. school collaboration, involvement with universities, support services to provide research evidence and develop innovative practice
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
There is a cooperation programme between schools and universities
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Awareness raising of inclusion in education
Campaigns raise awareness at local or national level
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Awareness raising is part of a national strategy
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Civil society runs campaigns independently or with governments
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Civil society involvement in education
A law or policy sets out a role for non-government, disabled people’s or other organizations representing vulnerable groups
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Civil society addresses learners with special needs and/or disabilities
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Civil society addresses learners from ethnic minorities
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N

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