The making of the inclusive school / Gary Thomas, David Walker, and Julie Webb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Gary, 1950-

Contributor:

Walker, David, 1951 May 24-

Webb, Julie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inclusive education--Great Britain.

Inclusive education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Summary:

Inclusion is a buzzword of the 1990's. Politicians now stress their commitment to inclusion and social justice - not competition. For schools, inclusion means accepting and educating all children, irrespective of their difficulties. The new inclusive mood is about including everyone in society's institutions. It has created a growing demand for schools to find effective ways of including and teaching all children - even those who at one time would have been sent to special schools. The book combines a theoretical examination of inclusion and its rationale with the story of a group

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; List of abbreviations; INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: THE IDEALS AND THE PRACTICE; USING SUPPORT IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS; CURRICULAR INCLUSION; SUPPORTIVE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION; INCLUSION AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SCHOOL; SELF-ADVOCACY AND INCLUSION; RESEARCHING INCLUSION, AND METHODS USED IN THIS RESEARCH; THE PLACE AND THE PEOPLE; THE PROCESS OF CHANGE; HAVE CHILDREN BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CURRICULUM?; SOCIAL INCLUSION; OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS; Appendix: more information on inclusion; Internet websites; Notes

BibliographyIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-226) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-73147-7

1-280-40839-1

0-203-13519-9

9780203135198

OCLC:

70756141