What Works in Inclusion?

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-335-24469-0
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch

School inclusion is a perennially popular yet polemic topic in most countries. This timely book explores what is known about inclusion, highlighting outstanding examples of inclusion to provide a complete overview of successful inclusion.

The book concentrates on how to make inclusion work – from the view of internationally established practitioners in the field of teacher education - with a focus on what variables are likely to make a difference in practice.

What Works in Inclusion? covers three key aspects:

- Theories of inclusive education

- Examples of how inclusion can be encouraged and facilitated

- What prevents inclusion from being successful

Drawing on case studies from a wide range of countries, including USA, Australia, UK, Canada and Italy, there is focus on the positive aspects of inclusion: ‘how’ it can work and ‘what actually works’, helping you understand successful aspects of inclusion as well as developing an understanding of how inclusive education can best be implemented.

In addition to the research-based accounts of how to make inclusion work, the book considers the difficulties that can arise in attempting to achieve successful inclusion and how such barriers can be overcome, to ensure a successful inclusive experience for both teachers and students.

This is a key text for all serving and aspiring teachers and SENCOs, as well as those interested in inclusion and SEN in schools, and will inform and challenge in equal measure.

Contributors: Adrian F Ashman, Robert Conway, Joanne Deppeler, Roberta Fadda, Laurel M. Garrick Duhaney, Fraser Lauchlan, Margo Mastropieri, Kim M. Michaud, Brahm Norwich, Petra Ponte, Diane Richler, Richard Rose, Spencer J. Salend, Tom Scruggs, Roger Slee, Jacqueline Thousand, Richard Villa, Catharine Whittaker

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boyle, Chris

Topping, Keith

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART ONE: Theories of Inclusion - what exactly is 'inclusion'?

Conceptions of inclusion - widening ideas

Theoretical perspectives of inclusion

Creating and sustaining inclusive schools

Inclusion - what is it and how does it work?

Inclusion in schools - what is the task?

PART TWO: The 'How' of Inclusion

Beyond the school gates - promoting inclusion through partnerships

How is inclusion done in the UK? Successes and issues

Facilitating inclusion using universal design principles

Teachers make inclusion successful - teacher perspectives on positive inclusion

Inclusive education best practices

PART THREE: Barriers to Successful Inclusion

Challenges for Inclusion in the 21st century

Systemic Barriers to Inclusion

Political economy, cultural transformation, and the failure of the inclusive project - an agnostic theory of inclusion

Achieving quality and equity through collaboration - knowledge policy and practice

Inclusive schools - rhetoric and practice

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Boyle is Lecturer in Psychology and Inclusive Education at Monash University, Australia.

Keith Topping is Professor of Educational and Social Research at the University of Dundee, UK.