Inclusive education has become a phrase with international currency shaping the content of conferences and national educational policies around the world. But what does it mean? Is it about including a special group of disabled learners or students seen to have 'special needs' (them) or is it concerned with making educational institutions inclusive, responsive to the diversity of all their students (us)? In this unique comparative study, the editors have brought together an international team of researchers from eight countries to develop case-studies which explore the processes...
Inclusive education has become a phrase with international currency shaping the content of conferences and national educational policies arou...
Despite the efforts that have been made to bring about improvements in schools, some children and young people remain marginal by current arrangements. The development of more inclusive schools remains one of the biggest challenges facing education systems throughout the world. However, inclusion remains a complex and controversial issue, and the development of inclusive practices in schools is not well understood. Improving Schools, Developing Inclusion uses evidence from in-depth research to provide new insights as to how this important agenda should be addressed. The authors challenge many...
Despite the efforts that have been made to bring about improvements in schools, some children and young people remain marginal by current arrangements...
The emphasis on individualized intervention programmes for students with special needs may not only be impractical, but also undesirable. When approaches to special needs are brought into contrast with school effectiveness strategies, the different perspectives prove revealing and useful. With extensive examples from the field to illustrate the ideas, this text expounds the theories that arise out of a scrutiny of practice, and the links between thinking and practice.
The emphasis on individualized intervention programmes for students with special needs may not only be impractical, but also undesirable. When approac...
The emphasis on individualized intervention programmes for students with special needs may not only be impractical, but also undesirable. When approaches to special needs are brought into contrast with school effectiveness strategies, the different perspectives prove revealing and useful. With extensive examples from the field to illustrate the ideas, this text expounds the theories that arise out of a scrutiny of practice, and the links between thinking and practice.
The emphasis on individualized intervention programmes for students with special needs may not only be impractical, but also undesirable. When approac...
Based on the field-tested approach of the Cambridge Improving the Quality of Education For All project (IQEA), this handbook includes a wide range of staff development activities, readings and photocopiable proformas to enable schools to implement their own improvement projects. The book should assist schools embarking on their own journey of school improvement and developing action plans as a consequence of school inspections.
Based on the field-tested approach of the Cambridge Improving the Quality of Education For All project (IQEA), this handbook includes a wide range of ...
The aim of this book is to consider how schools and LEAs can develop inclusive policies and practices for students who experience a range of difficulties in learning or behavior. It highlights debates and contradictions about the realities of inclusion and suggests ways in which practice can move forward. The contributors look at key areas of development in special and inclusive education and considers ways in which the latest research can inform practice.
Areas covered include promoting inclusion for all; how to make sense of the Code of Practice SEN Thresholds; working...
The aim of this book is to consider how schools and LEAs can develop inclusive policies and practices for students who experience a range of diffic...
This text focuses on the need to develop education systems that are able to overcome the impact of social disadvantage. It asks why, despite years of reform the poorest children are still not well served by the education system, and by and large attend the lowest-performing schools.
This text focuses on the need to develop education systems that are able to overcome the impact of social disadvantage. It asks why, despite years of ...
This important new book draws lessons from a large-scale initiative to bring about the improvement of an urban education system. Written from an insider perspective by an internationally recognized researcher, it presents a new way of thinking about system change. This builds on the idea that there are untapped resources within schools and the communities they serve that can be mobilized in order to transform schools from places that do well for some children so that they can do well for many more.
Towards Self-improving School Systems presents a strategic framework that can...
This important new book draws lessons from a large-scale initiative to bring about the improvement of an urban education system. Written from an in...
The last twenty years have seen extensive efforts in many countries to improve the quality of state education systems. The dominant approach has involved top-down methods that have sought to improve educational practice, particularly in respect to teaching and leadership. Whilst evidence suggests that this approach can raise minimum standards, there is a growing recognition that it is not able to equitably bring about the overall levels of performance that are required.
A fundamental challenge for policy makers and practitioners is to continue to improve the performance of their schools...
The last twenty years have seen extensive efforts in many countries to improve the quality of state education systems. The dominant approach has in...
Collaboration and networking have recently come to the fore as major school improvement strategies in a number of countries. A variety of initiatives, from government and other agencies, have encouraged collaboration and led to a lot of practical activity in this area. However, at present there are no texts in education that explore collaboration and networking from both a theoretical and practical perspective. In this book, we aim to provide a theoretical background to educational collaboration, drawing on research and theory in policy studies, psychology and sociology, leading ultimately to...
Collaboration and networking have recently come to the fore as major school improvement strategies in a number of countries. A variety of initiatives,...
