How can teachers and schools create genuinely inclusive classrooms that meet the needs of every student?
Inclusive Education for the 21st Century provides a comprehensive 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 in new content, including eleven new chapters that address learning from international experiences, 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 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.
This book was edited by Professor Linda Graham, Director of The Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).