Alur, MithuVianne, Timmons
Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd (New Delhi, 2012) Unknown9788178299037UnknownFirst edition.INCLUSIVE EDUCATION; Includes index; Inclusive Education across Cultures: Crossing Boundaries, Sharing Ideas brings together multiple perspectives through multiple voices to present a compelling case for inclusive practices, across boundaries in different areas of inclusive education, ranging from policy initiatives to practices on the ground level and advocating and creating awareness. The book is about crossing those 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. The editors utilize examples that are explicitly disability focused and at the same time present a vision of inclusion that is about societal reform. If we can successfully provide education to our most vulnerable children, the education of all children will improve. ...
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1 online resource (xxv, 468 p.)Unknownill.
Summary / review / table of 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 --
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