The satisfactory inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools and classrooms provides a basis for debate from all corners of the world. This internationl collection looks at and analyzes the implications of policy for teachers, parents and students.; The views and experiences of exclusion and frustration are voiced by parents and students; this detail giving immediacy with theory developed in earlier chapters. Additionally, the experience of the integration of teachers is highlighted to provide examples of programmes, pedagogy and school organization, conducive to the inclusion of all students in the regular classroom.; This book is intended for use by post graduate and undergraduate students of education, teachers, researchers in special and regular education, counselling courses at student and teacher level.
Author(s): Roger Slee
Year: 1993
Language: English
Pages: 280
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Foreword......Page 9
Introduction......Page 12
Part I A Segregated History: Legacies for Perceptions and Practices in Our Schools......Page 18
1. Integration in Victorian Schools: Radical Social Policy or Old Wine?......Page 20
2. Divide and Rule: A Study of Two Dividing Practices in Queensland Schools......Page 39
Part 2 Observations Abroad: International Perpectives on Integration......Page 52
3. The Politics of Integration: Observations on the Warnock Report......Page 54
4. Special Educational Needs in a New Context: Micropolitics, Money and 'Education for All'......Page 65
5 Hanging On by a Thread: Integration in Further Education in Britain......Page 79
6. From Integration to Inclusion: The Canadian Experience......Page 93
7. What Is This ‘Least Restrictive Environment’ in the United States?......Page 107
Part 3 Politics and Pedagogy: Inclusive or Exclusive Schools?......Page 121
8. Implementing Policy: Some Struggles and Triumphs......Page 123
9. Schools and Contests: A Reframing of the Effective Schools Debate?......Page 138
10. Integrating the Secondary School Curriculum: Balancing Central and Local Policies......Page 153
11. Contests in Decision-making at the School Level......Page 174
12. Inclusive Learning Initiatives: Educational Policy Lessons from the Field......Page 200
13. Teacher Education as a Strategy for Developing Inclusive Schools......Page 217
14. Developing Effective Whole School Approaches to Special Educational Needs: From School Effectiveness Theory to School Development Practice......Page 235
Part 4 Compelled to Speak: Parents, Students and Integration......Page 257
15. How Disabling Any Handicap Is Depends on the Attitude and Actions of Others: A Student's Perspective......Page 259
16. A Parent’s Perspective on Integration......Page 265
17. Integration: Another Form of Specialism......Page 269
Notes on Contributors......Page 276
Index......Page 278
