Read complete books and articles on: Inclusion in Education

Mainstreaming - in education, practice of teaching handicapped children in regular classrooms with nonhandicapped children to the fullest extent possible; such children may have orthopedic, intellectual, emotional, or visual difficulties or handicaps associated with hearing or learning. The practice is also called inclusion. Mainstreaming has been of increasing interest since the late 1960s in

15 of the Best Books and Articles on: Inclusion in Education

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Inclusion: Policy and Practice » Read Now
by Thomas P. Lombardi. 99 pgs.

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Inclusive Education: International Voices on Disability and Justice » Read Now
by Keith Ballard. 190 pgs.

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This book draws on the experiences of the full circle of people involved in and affected by exclusion: the voices of an excluded child, the parents of excluded children, the voices of teachers, remaining pupils and researchers. The contributors, and issues raised, are international, giving the...
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This book draws on the experiences of the full circle of people involved in and affected by exclusion: the voices of an excluded child, the parents of excluded children, the voices of teachers, remaining pupils and researchers. The contributors, and issues raised, are international, giving the reader everything necessary for considering concepts and practices across countries and cultures, and highlighting ways in which schools might bring down the barriers to participation and learning.
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From Them to Us: An International Study of Inclusion in Education » Read Now
by Mel Ainscow, Tony Booth. 271 pgs.

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The integration of pupils with special needs into mainstream schools is well established in the UK, but this is not the case in other countries. This volume examines how various countries deal with the issue of special educational needs.
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Inclusive Schooling: National and International Perspectives » Read Now
by Stanley J. Vitello, Dennis E. Mithaug. 188 pgs.

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The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Inclusive Education » Read Now
by Sheelagh Maloney, Keith Topping. 263 pgs.

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This invaluable text draws together an impressive selection of articles on inclusion from a broad base to bring clarity and lucidity to a complicated subject. Whilst the majority of available texts deal with inclusive education within narrow parameters, this book aims to extend our understanding of...
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This invaluable text draws together an impressive selection of articles on inclusion from a broad base to bring clarity and lucidity to a complicated subject. Whilst the majority of available texts deal with inclusive education within narrow parameters, this book aims to extend our understanding of inclusion by discussing issues of race, social disadvantage, gender and other factors. It successfully integrates rigorous theorising and sound empirical research with clear, accessible and practical guidance for the practitioner. The book has eighteen chapters divided into key topic areas such as: * concepts and contexts * exclusion * gender, race, disability and social class * action in schools * post-school * promoting and managing systemic change. Each chapter ends with questions and issues for onward reflection. The book also includes an annotated list of further reading designed to prompt readers to develop their own successful systematic research. This is an important and useful text for postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy makers in education.
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What Matters Most in Inclusive Education: A Practical Guide for Moving Forward, in Intervention in School & Clinic » Read Now
by Deborah L. Voltz, Nettye Brazil, Alison Ford. 9 pgs.

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Barriers and Facilitators to Inclusive Education, in Exceptional Children » Read Now
by Jayne Pivik, Joan McComas, Marc Laflamme. 9 pgs.

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Making Inclusion Work for Children with Dyspraxia: Practical Strategies for Teachers » Read Now
by Gill Lois M. Addy Dixon. 173 pgs.

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Drawing on their considerable experiences of the syndrome, as well as current research findings,nbsp;the authors help teachers and other education professionals tonbsp;better understand the needs of a dyspraxic child. Through practical strategies, they show how teachers can make all the difference...
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Drawing on their considerable experiences of the syndrome, as well as current research findings,nbsp;the authors help teachers and other education professionals tonbsp;better understand the needs of a dyspraxic child. Through practical strategies, they show how teachers can make all the difference to a child's ability to succeed in the classroom, and case studies shownbsp;how parents, teachers and therapists can work together to facilitate learning. Whilst providing a unique insight and approach to the complex condition of dyspraxia, this lively, informative text also examines specific cases and scenarios, considering the perspectives of teachers and parents. It handles a range of crucial topics such as: * issues surrounding diagnosis * the developmental differences and characteristics of dyspraxia * conventional and alternative intervention strategies * an exploration of the pressure of families * ways of improving home/school liaison. Teachers, SENCOs and other educational professionals will find this book provides a wealth of essential information and guidance, whilst parents will also find much to support them in the daily care and welfare of their child.
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The Least Restrictive Environment: Its Origins and Interpretations in Special Education (Includes discussion of inclusion in education in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Jean B. Crockett, James M. Kauffman. 236 pgs.

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Research on Classroom Ecologies: Implications for Inclusion of Children with Learning Disabilities » Read Now
by Deborah L. Speece, Barbara K. Keogh. 293 pgs.

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Action Research for Inclusive Education: Changing Places, Changing Practice, Changing Minds » Read Now
by Felicity Armstrong, Michele Moore. 147 pgs.

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This book presents and discusses an approach to action research to help reverse discriminatory and exclusionary practices in education. Insider accounts of action research will help challenge assumptions about the limits of inclusive education, and offer examples of how change can be realistically...
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This book presents and discusses an approach to action research to help reverse discriminatory and exclusionary practices in education. Insider accounts of action research will help challenge assumptions about the limits of inclusive education, and offer examples of how change can be realistically achieved through processes of collaboration and participation. Written by a team of practitioner researchers drawn from a wide range of schools and services, this book addresses a wide range of real-life situations by exploring ways in which teachers have tackled inequalities in the school environment through action research based on principles of equality and democracy. These include: * the co-ordination of services for minority ethnic groups, including refugee and asylum seeking children * young childrennbsp;with autism working with peers in the literacy hour * action research and the inclusion of gay students * developing the role of learning support assistants in inclusion * reducing exclusion of children with challenging behaviour * listening to the voices of young peoplenbsp;with nbsp;severe learning difficulties * developing links between special and mainstream schools * challenging marginalising practices in Further Education.
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Inclusive Education: A Casebook and Readings for Prospective and Practicing Teachers » Read Now
by Suzanne E. Wade. 223 pgs.

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Inclusive Education includes two sections: readings and cases. The readings present approaches for creating inclusive classrooms and schools; their purpose is to give prospective and practicing teachers background information in curricular, instructional, assessment, and collaborative...
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Inclusive Education includes two sections: readings and cases. The readings present approaches for creating inclusive classrooms and schools; their purpose is to give prospective and practicing teachers background information in curricular, instructional, assessment, and collaborative problem-solving strategies that foster inclusive education. The Casebook consists of "An Introduction to Cases" and 14 teaching cases based on actual events as experienced by the case authors that describe in rich detail the experiences of parents, students, and teachers related to inclusive education. Most of the cases pose problems or dilemmas to be resolved--including the struggles of parents seeking inclusive education for their children; students' attempts to succeed in general education classrooms; special educators', principals' and teachers' experiences as they collaborate in moving toward inclusive programs; and teachers' concerns for the future success of their students.
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Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education: Case Pedagogies and Curricula for Teacher Educators » Read Now
by Suzanne E. Wade. 242 pgs.

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This book--a companion volume to Inclusive Education: A Casebook and Readings for Prospective and Practicing Teachers--is designed to assist instructors in using Inclusive Education as a text for preservice or in-service teacher education courses. Part I (Chapters 1-5) of Preparing Teachers for...
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This book--a companion volume to Inclusive Education: A Casebook and Readings for Prospective and Practicing Teachers--is designed to assist instructors in using Inclusive Education as a text for preservice or in-service teacher education courses. Part I (Chapters 1-5) of Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education provides a general introduction to case pedagogies and chapters describing curricula that teacher educators have developed using cases designed to prepare teachers for inclusive education. Part II provides Teaching Notes that correspond to the 14 cases in Inclusive Education.
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Pregnant with Meaning: Teen Mothers and the Politics of Inclusive Schooling » Read Now
by Deirdre M. Kelly. 258 pgs.

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Deirdre M. Kelly is Associate Professor of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia.
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American Conversations: Puerto Ricans, White Ethnics, and Multicultural Education (Chap. 6 "Inclusion and Exclusion in the Classroom") » Read Now
by Ellen Bigler. 290 pgs.

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Growing numbers of working-class Puerto Ricans are migrating from larger mainland metropolitan areas into smaller, safer communities in search of a better quality of life for themselves and their families, What they may also encounter in moving to such communities is a discourse of exclusion that...
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Growing numbers of working-class Puerto Ricans are migrating from larger mainland metropolitan areas into smaller, safer communities in search of a better quality of life for themselves and their families, What they may also encounter in moving to such communities is a discourse of exclusion that associates their differences and their lower socioeconomic class with a lack of effort and an unwillingness to assimilate into mainstream culture. In this ethnographic study of a community in conflict, educator and anthropologist Ellen Bigler examines such discourses as she explores one city's heated dispute that arose over bringing multiculturalism and bilingual education into their lives and their schools' curricula.
The impassioned debate that erupted between longtime white ethnic residents and more recently arrived Puerto Rican citizens in the de-industrialized city the author calls "Amhem" was initially sparked by one school board member's disparaging comments about Latinos. The conflict led to aninvestigation by the New York State Education Department and to attempts to implement multicultural reforms in the city's schools. American Conversations follows the ensuing conflict, looks at the history of racial formation in the United States, and considers the specific economic and labor histories of the groups comprising the community in opposition. Including interviews with students, teachers, parents, and community leaders, as well as her own observations of exchanges among them inside and outside the classroom, Bigler's book explores the social positions, diverging constructions of history, and polarized understandings of contemporary racial/ethnic dynamics in Arnhem. Through herretelling of one community's crisis, Bigter illuminates the nature of racial tics in the United States and how both sides in the polidebate over multicultural education struggle to find a common language.
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