La pedagogia speciale tra sguardi filosofici e pratiche metodologiche: prospettive emancipatorie

The evolution of the theoretical framework of special pedagogy has led to the definition of a complex construct characterized by interdisciplinary intertwining, subject to theoretical interpretationsof different nature including the philosophical one. The adoption of an inclusive educational perspective continues to require a reflection that is actually open to the suggestion of human rights,as a pivot of inclusion. This vision finds correspondence in the thought of philosophers such as A.Sen and M. Nussbaum who, through the capability approach, have provided a theoretical framework that frames disability in the broader spectrum of human development. The contribution intends to reflect on the possible and potential trajectories that the presented philosophicalperspectives can activate at a theoretical-methodological level: in particular, the approach of emancipatory research will deepened towards its full legitimation in the research areas of special pedagogy.