Reform, inclusion, and teacher education : towards a new era of special education in the Asia-Pacific region / edited by Chris Forlin and Ming-Gon John Lian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Forlin, Chris

Lian, Ming-Gon John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with disabilities--Education--Asia.

Children with disabilities.

Special education--Asia.

Special education.

Inclusive education--Asia.

Inclusive education.

Teachers--Training of--Asia.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Children with disabilities--Education.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xxii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

This ground-breaking book considers current perspectives on special education reform in the Asia-Pacific region. With major changes being proposed under current education reform, how can teachers cope? This book responds to this by critically examining the region's responsibilities within a global framework and by drawing on local and international research on best practices for special and inclusive education reform.

Reform, Inclusion and Teacher Education offers a context-sensitive approach adapted to the unique challenges faced in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides manageable, realistic, and achievable goals, given the local challenges and needs across this region. The book is helpfully divided into three different sections of education reform: "Education Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region" reviews broad trends and issues in special education across the region, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, and Taiwan. "Preparing teachers to work in inclusive classrooms' focuses on curricula and pedagogical practices for teacher education. This section considers best practice in preparing teachers for inclusive schooling, and the impact of teachers' attitudes and concerns on education reform. "Effective special and inclusive practices" draws upon evidence-based research to provide best practice models to assist in developing inclusive school communities. The focus is on practical strategies for supporting principals and teachers from kindergarten to Year 12 to become more inclusive.

Each section addresses a list of objectives and questions, suggests best practice pedagogy, and concludes with a support section with useful resources and suggested professional development activities. This book will interest pre- and in-service teachers, teacher educators, tertiary lecturers in education, and postgraduate students.

Contents:

Editorial board xv

Section 1 Education reform in the Asia-Pacific region 1

1 Contemporary trends and issues in education reform for special and inclusive education in the Asia-Pacific region / Chris Forlin, Ming-Gon John Lian 3

2 Education reforms in special education / Wu-Tien Wu, Adrian Ashman, Yong-Wook Kim 13

3 Collaboration in the era of inclusion / Anuradha Naidu 30

4 Meeting new challenges of special education in China / Xu Jiacheng 42

Support materials and activities 56

Section 2 Preparing teachers to work in inclusive classrooms 59

5 Education reform for inclusion in the Asia-Pacific region: What about teacher education? / Chris Forlin 61

6 Preparing teachers to work with young children with disabilities / Hsin-Yi Wang 74

7 Training of Special Needs Officers in Singapore to support inclusion / Kaili Chen, Kenneth Poon 83

8 Teachers' attitudes, perceptions and concerns about inclusive education in the Asia-Pacific region / Chris Forlin, Mei-Lan Au, Stella Chong 90

Support materials and activities 103

Section 3 Effective special and inclusive practices 109

9 The challenge of raising student levels of achievement in an inclusive national curriculum / Keith Humphreys 111

10 Promoting inclusion in the primary classroom / Richard Rose 129

11 The inclusive secondary school teacher / Michelle Pearce 142

12 The changing roles and responsibilities of school principals relative to inclusive education / Umesh Sharma, Ishwar Desai 153

13 General classroom strategies to enhance the inclusion of students with learning difficulties / Bruce Allen Knight, Anne Bellert, Lorraine Graham 169

14 Including children with autism in the culture of play with typical peers / Pamela Wolfberg 187

15 Including students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorders / Neil Humphrey 205

16 Transition for students with disabilities / Christie Gilson, Ming-Gon John Lian 223

17 Inclusive education as a catalyst for special education reform in the Asia-Pacific region / Tim Loreman 232

Support materials and activities 239.

ISBN:

9780415464482

041546448X

9780415464475

0415464471

9780203895313

0203895312

OCLC:

183392462