La formazione interculturale degli insegnanti per una scuola inclusiva: un atto d’equilibrismo fra teoria e realtà in Alto Adige

More than 40 years ago, special education schools and classes were abolishedin Italy. Measures of external differentiation for students with specialneeds have since been taboo. They were replaced by a comprehensiveschool system in which the children and adolescents from kindergarten touniversity are enrolled in an inclusive manner. Within Italy, South Tyrol as atrilingual autonomous province is a special case. The “Finland of the South”is often cited as an example of successful (inter)cultural inclusion. The presentpaper focuses on the situation of South Tyrol to summarize policy developmentsin education and teacher training in the process from integrationto full inclusion. As an example, the curricular implementation of inclusionorientedteacher education for all school levels at the Faculty of Educationof the Free University of Bolzano is critically examined. Consequences of abroader understanding of inclusion are discussed.