Full Description
This book examines management and leadership for the promotion of inclusion as well as the catering for diversity, with the provision of cases on supporting students with special educational needs (SEN).
Drawing from the literature of local and international studies, this book fuses theory, policy, practice and application to reveal how the principles of diversity and inclusion, along with their policies are translated at the operation level within a school organization. Highlighting the perspective of East Asian societies, the book explores the experiences of Hong Kong schools in implementing the Integrated Education policies through the Whole School Approach and the 3-tier intervention model. Further, the debate between the integration model in the mainstream schools and the segregation model in Special Schools is highlighted as a significant theoretical issue. The discussion and the report of these schools' experiences illuminates the challenges encountered when adapting and applying Western theories and models within the contexts of Hong Kong and East Asian societies. The chapters focus on the experiences of Hong Kong schools, but its insights have broader implications for research and the bridging of policy and practice across various societies in East Asia.
It is a must-read for researchers, scholars and academics with a keen interest in recent developments around inclusive leadership as well as organizational support for diversity in Asian education.
Contents
Contents List of Figures List of Tables Biographies of Contributors Section I: Introduction 1. Legal and Organisational Perspectives on the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion Ming-Tak Hue 2. Developing Educational Structures for Inclusive Education in Hong Kong Shahid Karim Section II: Effective Management and Inclusive Leadership 3. Effective Middle Managers for the Creation of Inclusion in Hong Kong Schools Abdul Wali Khan 4. Culturally Responsive Assessment Frameworks for Enhancing Children's Social-Emotional Development in Pre-school Settings Chi-hung Leung 5. Building a Culturally Responsive Classroom Karim Aman 6. Diversified Curriculum, Differentiated Instruction, and Universal Design for Learning Bick-Har Lam 7. Home-School-Community Collaboration for Inclusion Ken Chung-Kit Chan Section III: Organisational Arrangements for Supporting Diversity 8. Supporting Students with Specific Learning Difficulties Xiao-Yun Xiao 9. Needs, Challenges and Perception of Play Therapy for Children with Special Educational Needs in Hong Kong School Setting Sandrine Man-Chi Chung and Yvonne Siu-Shan Chan 10. Supporting Students with ASD: An Overview of the 3-Tier Support System and the Roles and Responsibilities of Key Stakeholders Adrian Ka-Ho Tong 11. Meeting Speech, Language and Communication Needs: A Social Capital Perspective Polly Suk-Han Lau 12. Supporting Students' Mental Wellbeing: A Multidisciplinary Approach Yim Cheung Section IV: Conclusion 13. Conclusion: Future Directions of Leadership for Diversity and Inclusion Ming-Tak Hue Index
