Young adult outcomes after separated vs integrated special education

Are some young adults doing better than others?

Does inclusive schooling lead to better outcomes than separate schooling when students are followed into young adulthood? How satisfied with their lives are students who have been integrated into general education settings in comparison to students who were educated in special school settings? Focusing on outcomes for young adults in Germany, Jonna M. Blanck, Laura Menze, and Lena Nusser¹ addressed this issue by analyzing data from a sample of young adults who had been labeled as having special education needs during schooling. Their study, entitled “Subjective well-being in early adulthood—long-term consequences of inclusive vs. segregated education for students with special educational needs in Germany,” was published in the European Journal of Special Needs Education in September 2024.