This book addresses issues related to school inclusion from the perspective of systemic inclusion. It focuses on the need to face the challenges of inclusion in education from a broad perspective, including the classroom, the school as an institution, families, and the community. It also pays attention to the full interactions between them. The book demonstrates how inclusion can be carried out in very real, concrete and everyday ways. It also shows how researchers can work hand in hand with the professionals and other stakeholders who are developing their practices day by day.
The book draws on a range of research projects of the Spanish and international research groups to provide both rich theoretical frameworks and rigorous research outcomes related to the four dimensions of the systemic inclusion perspective and its necessary networking: classroom, school, families and the community. Most of the chapters take Spain as the case study but, far from being a local book, it uses Spanish analysis to dialogue universally with current main debates and challenges in inclusion, almost 30 years after the Salamanca Statement.
Author(s): Jordi Collet, Mila Naranjo, Jesús Soldevila-Pérez
Series: Inclusive Learning and Educational Equity, 8
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 173
City: Cham
Foreword
References
Series Editor’s Preface
References
Contents
About the Editors
Part I: Introductory Section
Chapter 1: Inclusion from the Classroom to Families and the Community: Global Inclusive Education
Introduction
The Global Inclusive Education (GIE) Perspective
The Book Structure
References
Chapter 2: My (School) Life Is Expendable: Radicalizing the Discourse Against the Miseries of the School System
Introduction
The Many Faces of Discrimination and Exclusion in Schools
Lucía’s Story
The Second Story Is that of Ismael
Childhood and Adolescence Oppressed
Radicalizing a Discourse Against the Miseries of the School System
References
Part II: Classroom Section
Chapter 3: Cooperative Learning for Cohesion, Inclusion, and Equity at School and in the Classroom
Cooperative Learning as an Instrument for Inclusion: Theoretical References and Context
Principles, Models and Areas of Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning and Inclusive Education
Cooperating to Learn, Learning to Cooperate for Cohesion, Inclusion and Equity
Area A: Cohesion in the Creation of Cooperative Teams
Area of Intervention B: Learning in Cooperative Groups
Area of Intervention C: Learning to Cooperate as a Team
Support for Teaching Cooperation
References
Chapter 4: Inclusive Assessment: Essential Curricular Improvement to Achieve Equity in the Classroom
Introduction
What Do Teachers Decide About Assessment?
A Model of Approach and Analysis of Inclusive Assessment Practices
Assessment Focus
Assessment Programme
Assessment Situation
Preparatory Activities
Assessment Activities in the Strict Sense of the Term (Assessment Instruments)
Correction/Grading Activities
Communication/Feedback Activities
Improvement Activities
Assessment Tasks
The Interrelationship Between Inclusive Assessment Practices and the Levels of Approach and Analysis: Research Evidence
References
Chapter 5: Support in the Inclusive Classroom
Introduction
The International Perspective
The Theoretical Perspective
Contributions to Inclusive Support in Classrooms
Universal Design for Learning
Teaching Support: Shared or Co-teaching
Peer Support
Family Support
Community Support
Conclusions, Challenges and Proposals
References
Part III: The School Section
Chapter 6: Strategies for Improving Educational Practices in an Inclusive Direction: Collaborative Consultation and Participatory Research
Introduction
A Collaborative Strategy for the Change and Improvement of Inclusive Practices
Participatory and Inclusive Research with the Goal of Improvement
Some Lessons Learned: How to Move Forward to Promote More Inclusive Institutions and Practices
Some Open Questions
References
Chapter 7: Radical Teachers Striving for a More Socially Just Education System: An ‘Homage to Catalonia’
Introduction
Radical Schooling and Social Justice
The Teachers
Critiquing and Working Within the Mainstream
Building the New – Engaging in Utopian Thinking
Conclusions
References
Part IV: Inclusion, Families and Community Section
Chapter 8: Inclusive Education and Families: Paradoxes, Contradictions, and Barriers
Introduction
Families in the Spanish Context: Contradictions and Transformations for Inclusive Education
Dimension 1: School Choice and School Segregation
Dimension 2: The Relationship with “Other” Families
Families and Special Education Schools
Families in the Chilean Context: Contradictions and Transformations for Inclusive Education
Dimension 1: School Choice and School Segregation
Dimension 2: The Relationship with “Other” Families
Families Regarding Special Education Schools
Conclusions and Recommendations
References
Chapter 9: Towards an Inclusive Community: Without the Whole Context There Is No Real Inclusion
Introduction
Are Cities and Communities Inclusive?
Are Extracurricular Music and Arts Inclusive?
Are Our Cities Urbanistically Inclusive?
Is Internet an Inclusive Digital Community?
Conclusions
References
Chapter 10: Students’ Voices and Inclusive Education for a Democratic Education
Introduction
Concepts of Democracy and Inclusion in Schools
Students’ Voices and Their Participation in Schools
The Research Studies
Engagement with Students’ Voices to Reflect on Educational Practices in a Secondary School
Methodology: Single Case Study
Students’ Involvement in Decision Making
Participatory Learning Contexts
Attention to Diversity
Improvement of Teaching and Learning Contexts
“Reaching the ‘Hard to Reach’: Inclusive Responses to Diversity Through Child-Teacher Dialogue”
Methodology: Collaborative Action Research
Conclusions
References
Part V: Conclusions
Chapter 11: Global Inclusive Education: Challenges for the Future
Introduction
The Fallacy of Inclusion in the Daily Life of Educational Experiences
Global Inclusive Education (GIE) as an Inclusive and Socially Just Response to Educational Experience
Challenges for the Future
References
