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The inclusive school / sustaining equity and standards / Judy W. Kugelmass.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kugelmass, Judy W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Inclusive education--United States--Case studies.
- Inclusive education.
- Children with disabilities--Education (Elementary)--United States--Case studies.
- Children with disabilities.
- Children of minorities--Education (Elementary)--United States--Case studies.
- Children of minorities.
- Children of minorities--Education (Elementary).
- Children with disabilities--Education (Elementary).
- United States.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 148 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers College Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- How do schools sustain a collaborative, inclusive culture in these times of high-stakes testing and standardization? Through the story of a progressively minded public elementary school, the author shows how committed educators can collaborate to maintain a creative, inclusive educational environment and still rise to the demands of state-imposed standards.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Educational Reform and the Creation of a Culture of Inclusion 1
- A Broadened Definition of Inclusive Schools 3
- The Betsy Miller Elementary School 5
- School Reform and Inclusion 6
- Dimensions of a Culture of Inclusion 12
- Resistance to a Culture of Inclusion 17
- An Evolving Research Design 18
- Preview of Book Content 21
- Chapter 2 A Culture of Inclusion 23
- The Annex 24
- Karen's Classroom 26
- A Schoolwide Culture of Inclusion 30
- Chapter 3 Years of Chaos 43
- Perspectives on the Evolution of a Culture of Inclusion 43
- The Landscape 46
- Shifts and Rifts 47
- The Human Side of Change 50
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind 54
- The Leadership Void 58
- Filling the Leadership Void 60
- Chapter 4 From Chaos to Collaborative Leadership 64
- Collaborative Leadership 66
- Building a Critical Mass 67
- Starting Simple 72
- Instructional Change 75
- Programmatic Change 79
- Chapter 5 Deepening Cultural Commitments 84
- An Organic Process 86
- Staff Development 86
- Revisiting Racism 88
- Pilot Projects 93
- Authentic Assessment 95
- Chapter 6 Sustaining Change: An Oxymoron 99
- Sustaining a Visible-Technical Dimension of a Culture of Inclusion: The Narrative Assessment Process 100
- Sustaining Collegiality Through Shared Commitments 105
- Sustaining Compassionate Care 113
- Sustaining a Community of Practice 115
- Chapter 7 Implications for Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Schools 117
- Implications for Teacher Preparation and Development 118
- Implications for Leadership in Inclusive Schools 125
- Implications for Progressive Reform in the Twenty-First Century 131.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0807744921
- 0807744913
- OCLC:
- 55990346
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