Full Description
Thoroughly revised throughout, this bestselling book returns in a new edition to take an even more comprehensive look at the question: How can teachers and schools create genuinely inclusive classrooms that meet the needs of every student? Inclusive Education for the 21st Century provides a rigorous overview of the foundational principles of inclusive education and the barriers to access and participation.
It explores evidence-based strategies to support diverse learners, including specific changes in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices, and the use of data. It addresses the needs of children with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities, as well as those with complex learning profiles, including mental health issues. This second edition is rich with new content, including eleven new chapters which address learning from international experience, multi-tiered systems of support, leading inclusive education reform, the importance of language and supporting friendships. A new section has been added to provide explicit support for implementing systemic inclusive education reform from the policy level right through to classroom practice. A new series of podcasts, featuring interviews with expert chapter authors, offers an engaging complement to the chapter topics and content.
With many schools still operating under twentieth-century models that disadvantage students, this book presents the deep knowledge, tools and strategies to better equip pre- and in-service teachers and leaders to make inclusive education a reality in all schools.
Contents
Part 1: Foundations of Inclusion 1. Inclusive education: Three (and a bit) Years On 2. What is Inclusion... And What is it Not? 3. Inclusive education as a human right 4. Fundamental concepts of inclusive education 5. The legal foundations of inclusion 6. Inclusive Education: A Review of the Evidence Part 2: Implementing Systemic Inclusive Education Reform 7. Learning from international experience 8. Leading inclusive education reform 9. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: What are they, where did they come from, and what are the lessons for Australian Schools? 10. The critical importance of language 11. Accessible Pedagogies 12. Including students with complex learning profiles in grade-level curriculum Part 3: Developing an Inclusive School Culture 13. Putting all students at the centre 14. What is Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and why is it important? 15. Supporting a sense of belonging and peer relationships 16. Nurturing close student-teacher relationships 17. Parents and teachers working together 18. Collaborating with colleagues and other professionals 19. Rethinking the use of teacher aides
