Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: THE IDEALS AND THE PRACTICE -- USING SUPPORT IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS -- CURRICULAR INCLUSION -- SUPPORTIVE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION -- INCLUSION AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SCHOOL -- SELF-ADVOCACY AND INCLUSION -- RESEARCHING INCLUSION, AND METHODS USED IN THIS RESEARCH -- THE PLACE AND THE PEOPLE -- THE PROCESS OF CHANGE -- HAVE CHILDREN BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CURRICULUM? -- SOCIAL INCLUSION -- OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS -- Appendix: more information on inclusion -- Internet websites -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Inclusion is a buzzword of the 1990s. Politicians now stress their commitment to inclusion and social justice - not competition. For schools, inclusion means accepting and educating all children, irrespective of their difficulties. The new inclusive mood is about including everyone in society's institutions. It has created a growing demand for schools to find effective ways of including and teaching all children - even those who at one time would have been sent to special schools. The book combines a theoretical examination of inclusion and its rationale with the story of a group of schools in which teachers, assistants and children have striven to make inclusion happen. This new book * explores the arguments for inclusive schools * examines the international evidence about children's well-being and academic progress in inclusive schools * describes how the pioneers have developed their practice for inclusion * presents the findings of an in-depth 18 month study of a group of schools which have striven to make inclusion happen.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.