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Familialised Governance in Greek Special Education: Parental Roles Across Placement Pathways

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This conceptual article examines how special education in Greece is governed through the redistribution of institutional responsibility to families. It operationalises familialisation by specifying institutionally produced parental roles through which provision is organised under fragmented and contingent conditions. By tracing how these roles relate and shift across placement arrangements (e.g., parallel support, inclusion units, special assistants, home-based instruction, segregated schools), the article argues that parental labour can be understood as a structural condition shaping access to mainstream placement and support. It concludes that familialised governance converts formally equal rights within public education into unequal possibilities of realisation by making mainstream participation dependent on households’ differential resources and institutional capacity.

Source: Education Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/educsci16040551

Author: Athanasios Koutsoklenis

Institution: Democritus University of Thrace

Language: English

Topic: Parental Involvement in Education

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,172