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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451084703321

Autore

Thomas Gary

Titolo

The Making of the Inclusive School [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 1997

ISBN

1-134-73147-7

1-280-40839-1

0-203-13519-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WalkerDavid

WebbJulie

Disciplina

371.9046

Soggetti

Inclusive education

Inclusive education - Great Britain

Mainstreaming in education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

BibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Inclusion is a buzzword of the 1990's. 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