Creating an Inclusive School

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-93-88028-16-5
Verlag: PHI Learning

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Paperback

With the proclamation of human rights and impact of the philosophy of humanism, there has been a worldwide call for providing humane treatment to the disabled and putting an end to their isolation.

Written in the same context, the book developed as per the issued directives of NCTE equips its readers with the knowledge, understanding, skills, interests and attitude needed for working in the inclusive schools. It acquaints them with all the essentials related to the nature of the different types of disabilities or impairments, diversities and exceptionalities of the children belonging to an inclusive school, the need and means of introducing needed adaptations in the environmental conditions, curriculum, teaching-learning strategies, teaching-learning aids and equipment, methods of assessing the progress of the diverse children, and likewise so many other things and requirements for fulfilling their responsibilities towards the diverse children in the inclusive set-up of the school.

It is primarily designed for the student teachers of secondary education and elementary education (B.Ed., B. El. Ed., D. Ed.) of the teacher training institutes.

Key Features - Full coverage of the current syllabi prescribed for B. Ed., B. El. Ed. and D. Ed.
- Comprehensive description of the various aspects of inclusive education and CWSN such as historical perspectives to disability and inclusive education needed pedagogical and assessment approaches for CWSN, educational provisions for the disabled at national and international levels, and so forth
- Inclusion of quite new topics such as learning styles in the context of different types of disabilities and children with special needs, forms of exclusions on various grounds including disabilities in Indian education, approaches and models of inclusion, individual education programme, assistive and adaptive technologies, and so on
- User-friendly language as well as mode of discussion

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface
- 1. Disabilities: Concept And Types
- 2. Special Needs And Learning Styles Of Children With Disabilities
- 3. Historical Perspective To Disability And Inclusion
- 4. Forms Of Inclusion And Exclusion In Indian Education
- 5. Inclusive Education: Need, Concept, Principles And Advantages
- 6. Approaches And Models Of Inclusion
- 7. Barriers To Learning And Participation Of Cwsn
- 8. Organisation And Management Of An Inclusive School
- 9. Support Services Available In An Inclusive School
- 10. Pedagogical Approaches For Cwsn
- 11. Role Of School Head And Teachers In Inclusive Education
- 12. Making Learning More Meaningful To The Differently Abled
- 13. Adaptation And Accommodation Adopted For Cwsn
- 14. Means Of Providing Remedial Instruction And Feedback
- 15. Assessment Approaches For Cwsn
- 16. Educational Provision For The Disabled In International Declaration And Conventions
- 17. Constitutional Provisions, Programmes And Policies For The Disabled And Inclusive Education
- 18. Role Of Organisations For Education Of Children With Disabilities
- 19. Individual Educational Programme (Iep)
- 20. Assistive And Adaptive Technologies In Inclusive Set-Up
- 21. Teacher Preparation And Inclusive Education
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

S.K. Mangal, Ph.D. (Education), has been Principal, and Professor and Head of Department of Postgraduate Studies at C.R. College of Education, Rohtak, Haryana. Dr. Mangal has authored several books, including Essentials of Educational Psychology, Advanced Educational Psychology (Second Edition), Educating Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education, Essentials of Educational Technology, Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Win in Life, Pedagogy of Social Sciences (Second Edition), Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences and Statistics in Psychology and Education (Second Edition), published by PHI Learning. Professor Mangal has been a distinguished administrator and researcher. He has devised various educational and psychological tests and has published extensively in reputed journals.

Shubhra Mangal, Ph.D. (Education), is the Principal, Professor and Head of the Department of Postgraduate Studies, C.R.S. College of Education, Noida. She has devised an Emotional Intelligence Inventory for the measurement of Emotional Intelligence of School Teachers. She has written a number of books in the field of Educational Psychology and Teacher Education, including Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences published by PHI Learning. The areas of her research interest are emotional intelligence and teacher education.