Inclusive education across cultures : crossing boundaries, sharing ideas / edited by Mithu Alur, Vianne Timmons.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alur, Mithu, 1943-

Timmons, Vianne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inclusive education.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 468 p.) : ill.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is about crossing false boundaries - north/south, disabled/abled, academic/practitioner, parents/teachers. It encourages the divides we experience, whether they be system or role based, to be bridged.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Politics of Recognition and the Position of the Disability Movement; Meeting the Challenge of Inclusion-from Isolation to Collaboration; Scaling up Inclusive Education: Refl ections on Theory and the Practice of the National Resource Centre for Inclusion-India; Inclusive Education: Considerations for Policy and Systems Development; Rethinking Inclusive Education: Action Points for Communities; Empowerment and Political Social Action: The Policy Process

Travelling with Our Eyes Open: Models, Mantras and Analysis in New TimesKey Elements for Successful Inclusive Practice: Policy Change on a Macro Sustainable Level; Keeping the Future Alive: Maintaining Inclusive Values in Education and Society; Early Intervention and Inclusive Education; Early Intervention and Action Research; Action Research for Creating Inclusive Education; Inclusion in the Real World: Practitioners Making Sense of Inclusive Education in Indian Classrooms; Inclusion and Education; Inclusion in Post-secondary Education; Inclusionary Practices in Canada; Russia

Brazil: Binding the Theoretical to the PracticalModels of Inclusion: Bangladesh Experience; Models of Inclusion: Germany; Inclusion Education: The South African Experience; Cultural Variations on the Construct of Self-Advocacy in the Indian Context; Families-the Cornerstone of Society: Building a Global Family Movement; Parents of Students Included in Mainstream Schools: A Narrative Exploration; Inclusion, Empowerment and the Vital Role of Disabled People and Their Thinking; Behind the Scenes Disability Advocacy; Society Creates a Norm and the Norm Excludes Disabled People

Inclusive Education for Children with Disability: Culturally Appropriate Policy and Practice (CAPP I, II, III)Presenting an Inclusive Tool: Understanding Diversity; Conclusion; About the Editors and Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612153761

9789352804887

9352804880

9781282153769

1282153765

9788132102472

8132102479

OCLC:

436044348