Inclusive Sport in School Settings: Learning from the Baskin Experience
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https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.4.354Keywords:
baskin, inclusion, school, sport, innovation, trasformative methodsAbstract
The article explores Baskin, an inclusive sport developed in Italy in 2001, as a strategy to promote equity and participation in schools. By adapting rules and roles to individual abilities, Baskin addresses the exclusion of students with disabilities, valuing diversity. Grounded in inclusion theories, it offers a new pedagogical and social vision of sport, challenging traditional barriers and fostering transformative learning, thus promoting more inclusive educational and social environments.
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