Should Training In Inclusive Educational Practices Be Compulsory To Teachers

Author : Fredrick Mwangi
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783656929789

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Should Training In Inclusive Educational Practices Be Compulsory To Teachers? by Fredrick Mwangi Pdf

Scientific Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Pedagogy - The Teacher, Educational Leadership, , language: English, abstract: Worldwide, there is a need for many well-trained and motivated teachers who can help ensure that every child learns to their full potential from an early age and enters adult life well-equipped to be active citizens and support the development of their community and country (Patton, 2011). Many countries do not have enough teachers, let alone teachers who have received sufficiently high quality pre- and in-service training and access to continuing professional development (Bowe, 2005). The lack of motivated teachers impacts on the enrolment, participation and achievement of all children – but can be particularly detrimental to the education of children from marginalized groups, who may need some extra encouragement or assistance to reach their educational potential.

Author : Gordon L. Porter,Déirdre Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789460915581

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Exploring Inclusive Educational Practices Through Professional Inquiry by Gordon L. Porter,Déirdre Smith Pdf

Practitioners, scholars, and teacher education students alike can celebrate reading Exploring Inclusive Educational Practices through Professional Inquiry. This rich array of case scenarios both illuminates and elaborates the meaning of inclusion in today’s schools and tomorrow’s visions. Twenty-five stories from parents, teachers, school principals, and specialists highlight the kind of experiential knowledge that won’t be found in typical research reports and district documents about inclusive education. What happens to real people—students and their families—doesn’t always resemble policies that can look so good on paper. This book makes a wonderful contribution to better understandings of the challenges of inclusion as well as the commitments positioned alongside values in order to meet those challenges. There are brave and spirited people in these pages—not the least of whom are the children themselves.Professor Luanna H. Meyer, PhD Director, Jessie Hetherington Centre for Educational Research Victoria University, New Zealand This is a book on inclusive education that leaves you with hope and ideas for action. It takes a very difficult and highly charged topic and demonstrates that it is possible to see both the trees and the forest. Michael Fullan Professor Emeritus OISE/University of Toronto We are reminded in the commentaries parents share in this book of how their passionate commitment to good education and their ideas make inclusion work. The case-study approach reveals the critical importance of their, and many other perspectives in finding solutions to what are so often dismissed as irresolveable dilemmas. They aren’t, and this book models exactly the kinds of conversations we need in schools across the country to challenge all of us to stay the course. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to make diversity and inclusion a reality in public education today. Michael Bach Executive Vice-President Canadian Association for Community Living

Author : Tony Booth,Kari Nes,Marit Strømstad
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415303176

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Developing Inclusive Teacher Education by Tony Booth,Kari Nes,Marit Strømstad Pdf

Inclusion has been adopted as an overall aim for compulsory education in most countries.This book explores the way teachers are prepared for inclusion in their initial and in-service teacher education.

Author : Srikala Naraian
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807775622

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Teaching for Inclusion by Srikala Naraian Pdf

Teaching for Inclusion shows how educators navigate the competing demands of everyday practice with examples from urban, suburban, elementary, and secondary schools. The author offers eight guiding principles that can be used to advance an inclusive pedagogy. These principles permit teachers to both acknowledge and draw from the conditions within which they work, even as they uphold their commitments to equitable schooling for students from historically marginalized groups, particularly students with disabilities. Situated in the everyday realities of classrooms that often include mandated testing requirements and accountability policies, this book addresses multiple dimensions of inclusive practice including curricular decisionmaking, the "grammar" of schooling, the status of family communities, and the demands of professional roles. Book Features: Values teachers as contributors to the field of inclusive education, rather than technicians implementing given concepts. Offers ways of thinking about inclusive practices that educators can adapt to their own school contexts. Captures the real dilemmas faced by classroom teachers as they implement recommended practices. Incorporates a range of perspectives, including educators, students, and families. "Naraian offers a close look at exactly how teachers manage many of the things that make pursuing teaching for inclusion so hard, messy, and contested." —from the foreword by Dianne L. Ferguson, professor and director of program improvement and accreditation at Chapman University “Offers a cohesive understanding on what it takes to advance inclusive practice at the ground level in classrooms and in schools." —Marleen C. Pugach, professor emerita, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231002229

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A Guide for ensuring inclusion and equity in education by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Melanie Nind,Jonathan Rix,Kieron Sheehy,Katy Simmons
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000948257

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Policy and Power in Inclusive Education by Melanie Nind,Jonathan Rix,Kieron Sheehy,Katy Simmons Pdf

The movement towards inclusive education is undoubtedly an international phenomenon, and it has resulted in the development of policy initiatives impacting on schools in all nations. This informative, wide-ranging text brings together key illustrative material from an international field. It adopts a critical perspective on policy issues, but goes beyond this by making explicit the assumptions that drive policy development. Readers will be encouraged to develop their own framework, allowing them to conduct policy analysis and evaluation within their own educational context. Students and researchers interested in how principles of inclusive education are being translated into educational practices around the world will find this book an enlightening read.

Author : Dinh Thi Nguyet,Le Thu Ha
Publisher : Catholic Relief Services
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781614920090

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How-To Guide by Dinh Thi Nguyet,Le Thu Ha Pdf

Author : Dr. Deepa Sikand Kauts
Publisher : K.K. Publicaitons
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Inclusive Education : Practices and Challenges by Dr. Deepa Sikand Kauts Pdf

This book is an attempt to create awareness among practitioners and to strengthen the focus on inclusion in their strategies and future plans for education and highlight the areas that need particular attention to promote inclusive education and strengthen policy development. With this, we would move a step further and look into the current research trends in inclusive education as well as policy backdrops which provide us with the fair idea that how this idea of equity pedagogy is being propagated in the national educational policies of our country and further their translations in the Indian education realm. Papers compiled exhibit major concerns, issues, challenges and various practices for ensuring inclusion and inclusive pedagogical strategies for effective inclusive education. The researchers have also taken into account the social, cultural and learning diversities and the factors that facilitate to spot and remove barriers to learning and participation in education. It has the power to widen the scope of universal education by promoting access to all learners and accelerating educational equity too. This book also focuses on how stakeholders can contribute to the continuous growth of inclusive education and its implications for society, communities, schools and classrooms as well to provide clarity on theoretical and research perspectives to promote the integration of theory and practice of inclusive education. The volume will be highly beneficial for teachers, parents, policymakers, administrators and students who care about the needs of the learners and the development of an equitable education system in our country.

Author : Chris Forlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136965401

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Teacher Education for Inclusion by Chris Forlin Pdf

How teachers might best be prepared to work in schools with an increasingly diverse pupil population is of concern to educational academics, professionals and governments around the world. Changes that have taken place in legislation and practice often fail to taken into account how practitioners can ensure that all children and young people are able to achieve. The focus of this international text is on innovative practices for preparing teachers to work in inclusive classrooms and schools. Drawing on both pre and in-service training methods, the expert contributors to this book follow three major themes: social and political challenges regarding teacher education – providing an historical perspective on the training of teachers, tensions in preparing teachers for inclusion, cultural issues, the relationship between educational funding and practices and collaborative measures to support a whole school approach innovative approaches in pre-service teacher preparation – discussing a range of innovative models and approaches used in pre-service teacher education courses engaging professional development for inservice teachers – reviewing a range of approaches employed to engage working teachers and help them establish curricula and pedagogy that meets the needs of all students in their classes. Each chapter will include a list of proposed learning outcomes, a theoretical or conceptual framework to help readers develop the proposed innovation, an overview of recent research, discussion of the research data available and a discussion of the international implications and challenges, summarising in suggestions for a positive way forward. Teacher Education for Inclusion: Changing Paradigms and Innovative Approaches is essential reading for practising teacher educators, school leaders, university lecturers in education and post graduate students.

Author : Chris Forlin,Tim Loreman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781784411459

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Measuring Inclusive Education by Chris Forlin,Tim Loreman Pdf

Volume 3 of International Perspectives on Inclusive Education focuses on measuring inclusive education from a range of perspectives. It is grounded upon a review of international conceptualizations of inclusive education and ways in which different systems are measuring its impact and effectiveness.

Author : Wang Yan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000954098

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Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education in China by Wang Yan Pdf

Focusing on the competence of teachers that underpins inclusive education seeking equal access to education for special needs children, this title examines teacher competence cultivation based on examples in China and excellent international experience. To give a clear picture of the context of inclusive education in China, the author first clarifies the relevant concepts and reviews the evolving policies and practices embodied in the “Learning in Regular Classrooms (LRC)” program. The study then constructs an analytical model of four key indicators that help evaluate the competence of teachers in inclusive education. Based on analysis of the influencing factors of teacher competence, the book elucidates how these factors work to determine teacher competence. Drawing on international experience, especially pre-service teacher cultivation in the US and in-service training in China, it introduces three major cultivation models and feasible suggestions and strategies to improve the competence of teachers in inclusion. This book will benefit researchers, professionals, and policymakers interested in inclusive education, special education, and teacher education.

Author : Dianne Chambers
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781784416119

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Working with Teachers and Other Support Staff for Inclusive Education by Dianne Chambers Pdf

Volume 4 in this series investigates ways that staff can work effectively with Teaching Assistants and other support staff when implementing inclusive educational practices in schools. Consideration is given to the perspectives of a variety of stakeholders.

Author : Christine Forlin,Ming-Gon John Lian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134040643

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Reform, Inclusion and Teacher Education by Christine Forlin,Ming-Gon John Lian Pdf

This ground-breaking book considers current perspective on educational reform in the Asia-Pacific regions with a focus on a new era of special education, particularly as this relates to the educational reform towards inclusive education.

Author : Melanie Nind,Jonathan Rix,Kieron Sheehy,Katy Simmons
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136555374

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Curriculum and Pedagogy in Inclusive Education by Melanie Nind,Jonathan Rix,Kieron Sheehy,Katy Simmons Pdf

While activists, politicians and policy-makers grapple with the big picture, teachers and learners are making inclusion happen in their day-to-day lives. This unique text shows the importance and reality of curriculum and pedagogy in developing inclusive practice in a range of settings. Bringing together an exemplary collection of key articles, this Reader provides ways of thinking about inclusive curricula and pedagogy as starting points for possible action, as wel as: * illustrating how teachers can get education right or wrong for diverse learners depending on the pedagogical decisions they make; * discussing the role of the ordinary, special and inclusive pedagogy; * showing examples of teaching that elicits genuine participation and active learning; * providing case studies, and lessons from learners about what makes good teaching for them. Curriculum and Pedagogy in Inclusive Education will be inspirational reading for anyone with an interest in making inclusion happen.

Author : Ann Cheryl Armstrong,Derrick Armstrong,Ilektra Spandagou
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781446243121

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Inclusive Education by Ann Cheryl Armstrong,Derrick Armstrong,Ilektra Spandagou Pdf

What does inclusion really mean and what impact have inclusive approaches to education had on practice? Bringing together issues of theory, research, policy and practice from both the countries of the South and the North, this ground-breaking book provides a critical discussion of recent developments in the field of inclusive education. The authors consider developments, both in current thinking about the meaning of inclusion and in terms of policies and practices, in the context of education systems across the world and their differences and inter-relatedness. Topics covered include the increasing pressure on educators to develop a global policy agenda for inclusive education, the individual needs of children, the illusion of inclusivity and the importance of local contexts in determining policy. The book′s international perspective illuminates common successes, failures and concerns. With case studies from Europe, the Caribbean and Australasia, the book also features chapter summaries, questions to facilitate critical thinking and discussion, case studies and suggestions for further reading. An essential read for anyone studying inclusive education, special educational needs, disability studies, social policy and international and comparative education, this book will ignite debate and enable the reader to develop a deep understanding of the issues. Ann Cheryl Armstrong is the Director of the Division of Professional Learning, Derrick Armstrong is Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education) and Professor of Education and Ilektra Spandagou is a Lecturer in Inclusive Education. They are all based at the University of Sydney, Australia.