Auf dem Weg zur inklusiven Schule: Versuch einer bildungsstatistischen Zwischenbilanz

In the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, this contribution traces current developments in Germany towards inclusive schooling on the basis of education statistics. The first section illustrates the two developmental phases of remedial schooling from the 1950s to the present: firstly, the expansion of the Sonderschulen and the Förderschulen, and secondly, their gradual decline. In the second section, data from individual German federal states on tuition in remedial and mainstream schools is discussed and analysed. In the third section, selected data is used to draw attention to the central problems– besides matters particular to school development—encountered on the path to inclusive schooling. Finally, a cautious outlook is provided.