The Routledgefalmer Reader In Inclusive Education (routledgefalmer Readers In Education)

This invaluable text draws together an impressive selection of articles on inclusion from a broad base to bring clarity and lucidity to a complicated subject. Whilst the majority of available texts deal with inclusive education within narrow parameters, this book aims to extend our understanding of inclusion by discussing issues of race, social disadvantage, gender and other factors. It successfully integrates rigorous theorising and sound empirical research with clear, accessible and practical guidance for the practitioner. The book has eighteen chapters divided into key topic areas such as: * concepts and contexts * exclusion * gender, race, disability and social class * action in schools * post-school * promoting and managing systemic change. Each chapter ends with questions and issues for onward reflection. The book also includes an annotated list of further reading designed to prompt readers to develop their own successful systematic research. This is an important and useful text for postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy makers in education. Introduction / K. Topping and S. Maloney Part I. Concepts and contexts 1. Inclusive education : the ideals and the practice / G. Webb, D. Walker and J. Webb 2. Inclusive practice : what, why and how? / L. Florian 3. Inclusive education : are there limits? / J. Evans and I. Lunt Part II. Gender, race, disability, poverty and social class 4. Pupils' perspectives on their education / T. Cox 5. Social background and achievement / A. West and H. Pennell 6. The context : a problem of gender / T. Maynard 7. Connecting the disconnected : exploring issues of gender, "race", and SEN within an inclusive context / L. Gerschel Part III. Exclusion from school : problems and challenges 8. The challenge of truancy and school absenteeism / K. Reid 9. School exclusions in the UK : numbers, trends and variations / C. Parsons Part IV. Action in schools 10. Adapting curriculum and instruction / P. Westwood 11. Policies for positive behaviour management / T. Cole 12. Peer and cross-age tutoring and mentoring schemes / F. Mallon Part V. Promoting and managing systemic change in schools 13. Virginia Woolf High School / P. Cooper ... [et al.] 14. "The tide has turned" : a case study of one inner city LEA moving towards inclusion / J. Wolger Part VI. Post school 15. Transition from school : how can it be improved / L. Dee Everybody in? : the experience of disabled students in further education / A. Ash ... [et al.] 17. Inclusive education in universities : why it is important and how it might be achieved / T. Nunan, R. George and H. McCausland. This invaluable text draws together an impressive selection of articles on inclusion from a broad base to bring clarity and lucidity to a complicated subject. Whilst the majority of available texts deal with inclusive education within narrow parameters, this book aims to extend our understanding of inclusion by discussing issues of race, social disadvantage, gender and other factors. It successfully integrates rigorous theorising and sound empirical research with clear, accessible and practical guidance for the practitioner. The book has eighteen chapters divided into key topic areas such * concepts and contexts * exclusion * gender, race, disability and social class * action in schools * post-school * promoting and managing systemic change. Each chapter ends with questions and issues for onward reflection. The book also includes an annotated list of further reading designed to prompt readers to develop their own successful systematic research. This is an important and useful text for postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy makers in education. "This text draws together a wide-ranging selection of articles on inclusion to bring clarity and lucidity to a complex subject. While the majority of texts deal with inclusive education within narrow parameters, this book aims to extend our understanding of inclusion by connecting issues of race, social disadvantage, gender and other factors. It successfully integrates rigorous theorising and sound empirical research with clear, accessible and practical guidance for professionals." The editors draw together a selection of articles on inclusion from a broad base, to bring clarity to a complicated subject. It extends our understanding of inclusion by discussing issues of race, social disadvantage, gender and other factors and integrates theorising and sound empirical research with clear practical guidance "Each chapter ends with questions and issues for reflection. The book also includes an annotated list of further reading. It is designed to encourage readers to conduct their own research. This is a useful text for practitioner, postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy-makers in education."--Jacket