Inclusion in Public Primary and Lower Secondary Schools

This report presents the key results of the research project entitled 'Inklusionspanelet' (inclusion panel), which was launch in 2013 by the then Ministry of Children and Education.

Researchers from the Danish National Centre for Social Research (SFI) and the Danish University of Education at the University of Aarhus (DPU) followed work on inclusion by public primary and lower secondary schools during the 2013/14-2015/16 academic years. The project consists of survey data from a panel of over 9,000 pupils, from more than 400 classes across the country. The data was collected from the time they were 5th and 7th graders (11-13 years-old) until they were 7th and 9th graders (13-15 years-old).

The inclusion panel examines how pupils experience inclusion as it was implemented at their schools during this period. Focus is on the experience and development of transferred pupils as well as their classmates. The report deals with the wellbeing of pupils, their participation in learning activities and their participation in social activities both during and outside of school.

This report summarises and puts into perspective the results of the project's quantitative and qualitative surveys. This is a summary report, and the underlying analyses are also documented in a number of other publications from the inclusion panel.