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Title Confronting obstacles to inclusion : international responses to developing inclusive education / edited by Richard Rose
Edition First edition
Published Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York : Routledge, [2010]
©2010

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Description xvi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Understanding inclusion : interpretations, perspectives and cultures / Richard Rose -- Section 1. Causes of exclusion and obstacles to inclusion. 2. Confronting obstacles to inclusion : how the US news media report disability / Beth Haller, Sue Ralph and Zosia Zaks -- 3. "They say the grass is blue" : gypsies, travellers and cultural dissonance / Chris Derrington -- 4. Including "children with special needs" in the Indian education system : negotiating a contested terrain / Nidhi Singal -- Section 2. Supporting families. 5. Family perspectives : parents in partnership / Mithu Alur -- 6. Supporting parents and families in the development of inclusive practice / Garry Hornby -- 7. The role of schools in establishing home-school partnerships / Rob Ashdown -- Section 3. Pupils as partners in inclusive education. 8. Valuing and learning from young people / Michael Shevlin -- 9. Engaging young children in research about an inclusion project / Phyllis Jones and Ann Gillies -- 10. Beyond tokenism? Participation and "voice" for pupils with significant learning difficulties / Hazel Lawson -- Section 4. Professional development for inclusion. 11. Teacher education for inclusion / Chris Forlin
12. Promoting teacher development for diversity / Leena Kaikkonen -- 13. Teachers' professional learning and inclusive practice / Lani Florian and Martyn Rouse -- Section 5. Teaching and learning. 14. Developing inclusive approaches to teaching and learning / Meng Deng -- 15. Overcoming barriers to the acquisition of literacy in twenty-first-century inclusive classrooms / Thérèse McPhillips, Sheena Bell and Mary Doveston -- 16. The development of inclusive teaching and learning : a European perspective? / Amanda Watkins and Cor Meijer -- Section 6. Support in the classroom. 17. Supporting students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms : personnel and peers / Michael F. Giangreco ... [et al.] -- 18. Identifying core competencies and skills for assistants : implications for training to support inclusive classrooms / Áine O'Neill -- 19. Classroom support for including students with challenging behaviour / Sue Roffey -- 20. Building on ideas and maintaining a dialogue for change / Richard Rose
Summary "Addresses interpretations of inclusive education by drawing upon the experiences and expertise of leading writers and academics who have direct experience of teaching and researching this area around the world"--Publisher description
Notes "nasen : helping everyone achieve" -- t.p
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Education.
Inclusive education.
Special education.
Author Rose, Richard, 1953-
National Association for Special Educational Needs (Great Britain)
LC no. 2010003585
ISBN 0415493617 (hardback)
0415493633 (paperback)
9780415493611 (hardback)
9780415493635 (paperback)