Students with Down syndrome in primary education in the Netherlands: regular or special ?

The focus of the studies in this dissertation is on students of primary school age. In the Netherlands, unless a child goes to special education, primary regular school is basically the school for all children. In contrast, in Dutch secondary education, as in many other countries, all students are streamed by ability in different types of secondary school, making the inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities (ID) at odds with the educational system logic.