Umeå universitets logga

In Swedish schools, all students have the right to support if there is a need for it. Education must create conditions must be provided so that the student reaches the school's goals, both social and knowledge goals, including inclusion, justice, cooperation and solidarity to create participation (UNESCO, 2021:2). This study focuses on ethics associated with exclusion and discrimination, and education of people with disabilities. Interviewing students between the ages of 9-14 with intellectual disability (ID) regarding sense of belonging and camaraderie in school and during leisure time, the study draws on the theory Politics of Belonging (YuvalDavis, 2011) and shares students' future dreams, and the importance of friendship and camaraderie in enabling a sense of belonging.