| Description |
xxiv, 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Wilson Buswell and Aaron Flint -- 1. We Had to See it for Ourselves: An Introduction to Inclusive High Schools / Douglas Fisher, Ian Pumpian and Caren Sax -- 2. We Didn't Always Learn What We Were Taught: Inclusion Does Work! / Caren Sax, Douglas Fisher and Ian Pumpian -- 3. Personal and Professional Evolutions About Inclusive Education / David Zaino -- 4. Portraits of Inclusion / Eileen Bagg-Rizzo -- 5. Kennedy High School: From Case-by-Case to Whole-School Inclusion / Karen Rodifer, Elizabeth Castagnera and Douglas Fisher [et al.] -- 6. John Q. Adams High School: A Pilot Project Takes Shape / Caren Sax, Douglas Fisher and Lois Chappell [et al.] -- 7. "A Community of Learners Born of Trust, Respect, and Courage": The Foundation of Inclusion and School Reform at Jefferson High School / Cheryl M. Jorgensen -- 8. Facilitating and Focusing Whole-School Change / Garnett Smith, Robert Stodden and Ronald James [et al.] |
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9. Reflecting on the Least Restrictive Environment Policy: Curriculum, Instruction, Placement: Three Legs of the Achievement Stool / Virginia Roach -- 10. Teacher Preparation: A Long and Winding Road that Leads ... / Ian Pumpian -- 11. Families: The Key to Continuity / Barbara Buswell |
| Summary |
Addressing both processes and outcomes, this book provides a framework for developing inclusive high schools, illustrated by detailed accounts of high schools that have struggled, strategized, and ultimately achieved success. Through the experience and perspectives of the book's respected authors, high school teachers, administrators, university faculty, and parents will recognize common challenges in inclusive schooling and find proven strategies that can be adapted to their own needs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index |
| Subject |
Children with disabilities -- Education (Secondary) -- United States.
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Exceptional children -- Education (Secondary) -- United States.
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Inclusive education -- United States.
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| Author |
Fisher, Douglas, 1965-
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Pumpian, Ian.
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Sax, Caren
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| LC no. |
98050819 |
| ISBN |
1557663793 |
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