Inclusive education as human rights for immigrant students in Faroese compulsory schools: a desktop study of Faroese policy documents and current Faroese research in the field

The desktop article studies the status quo regarding the inclusion of immigrant children in Faroese compulsory schools as a human rights issue through analysis of policy documents, relevant official documents and Faroese research in the field of inclusive education for the target demographic. Using content analysis, an attempt is made to study whether the policies are socially just, equitable and fall within the human rights of immigrant children and their right to equitable access to education. The policies are evaluated using the language orientation framework (Ruiz, 1984) to elicit the stance of policy towards immigrant children. Existing research on Faroese educational policies for inclusion in education is used to determine if fit-for-purpose educational measures exist for immigrant.