Inclusive high schools : learning from contemporary classrooms / [edited] by Douglas Fisher, Caren Sax, and Ian Pumpian with invited contributors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fisher, Douglas, 1965-

Sax, Caren.

Pumpian, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inclusive education--United States.

Inclusive education.

Children with disabilities--Education (Secondary).

Children with disabilities.

United States.

Children with disabilities--Education (Secondary)--United States.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : P.H. Brookes Pub. Co., [1999]

Summary:

Addressing both process and outcome, this book provides a framework for developing inclusive high schools by taking detailed account of real high schools that have struggled, strategized, and ultimately achieved success. Themes discussed include: -- building crucial school-based relationships-- developing support strategies-- communicating responsibilities-- preparing for the classroom-- planning lessons and adapting curricula-- redistributing school resources

High school teachers, administrators, university faculty, and parents will recognize the common challenges in adopting inclusive practices and find proven strategies that can be used as starting points for solutions.

Contents:

We had to see it for ourselves : an introduction to inclusive high schools / Douglas Fisher, Ian Pumpian, and Caren Sax

We didn't always learn what we were taught : inclusion does work! / Caren Sax, Douglas Fisher, and Ian Pumpian

Personal and professional evolutions about inclusive education / David Zaino

Portraits of inclusion / Eileen Bagg-Rizzo

Kennedy High School : from case-by-case to whole-school inclusion / Karen Rodifer ... [et al.]

John Q. Adams High School : a pilot project takes shape / Caren Sax ... [et al.]

"Community of learners born of trust, respect, and courage" : the foundation of inclusion and school reform at Jefferson High School / Cheryl M. Jorgensen

Facilitating and focusing whole-school change / Garnett Smith ... [et al.]

Reflecting on the least restrictive environment policy : curriculum, instruction, placement : three legs of the achievement stool / Virginia Roach

Teacher preparation : a long and winding road that leads ... / Ian Pumpian

Families : the key to continuity / Barbara Buswell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index.

ISBN:

1557663793

OCLC:

40331279