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Author Verma, Gajendra K

Title Approaches to Educational and Social Inclusion : International perspectives on theory, policy and key challenges
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (239 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Editors and contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction and overview; PART I: Theoretical and conceptual issues; 1. Education and social integration for all: Challenges and responses; Introduction; Inclusion: Some challenges; Changing mind-sets; Conclusions; Note; Bibliography; 2. Furthering social inclusion through citizenship education: Cultivating civic action in early childhood education; Context; Introduction; Background; What is citizenship?; Education for citizenship
Outcomes of citizenship educationInclusive citizenship education; Pedagogy in schools -- what is to be done?; Conclusions; Bibliography; 3. Pedagogies and partnerships for educating the whole child; Introduction; The bifurcation; The approaches; Multicultural democratic education; Intersectionality; The everyday practices; School-home-community partnerships; Challenges; Conclusions; Bibliography; 4. Broadstreaming through creative learning: An approach towards educational inclusion; Context; Introduction; Mainstreaming versus broadstreaming; Creative learning
Applications of the model of creative learning in managing learning difficultiesIdentifying learning difficulties; Bibliography; PART II: Perspectives on policy and practice; 5. Inclusive education and societal development: An Indian perspective; Context; Role of education; Concept of inclusive education; Challenges; Societal responses; Reflections; Bibliography; 6. The field of education in New Zealand: Inclusion/exclusion in schooling; Introduction; Policies of inclusiveness; Research findings on New Zealand education
The New Zealand system of education: schools, students and their characteristicsAxes of inclusion/exclusion; Private schools and home schooling; Conclusions; Bibliography; 7. European Union policies for lifelong learning: A 'portal' to social inclusion?; Context; Concepts and rationale; European policy for lifelong learning; Challenges; The research strategies; Qualitative study; Discussion, reflections and implications; Note; Bibliography; 8. Educational policies and teachers' professional development: Disability issues; Introduction; Educational models and studies on disability
Educational policiesProfessional development of teachers and disability issues; Rationale of the study; The research instrument and the process; The findings; Discussion and concluding remarks; Suggestions for an inclusive approach; Bibliography; 9. Gender parity: Inclusion in Bangladesh education; Context; Introduction; Gender in education policies; Proportion of girl and women students; Proportion of women teachers; Educational attainment and literacy; Internal efficiency indicators; Management and administration; Challenges of the fifth decade; Conclusions; Bibliography
Notes PART III: Challenges and possible responses to inclusive education
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Subject School integration -- Cross-cultural studies
Social integration -- Cross-cultural studies
Multicultural education -- Cross-cultural studies
Multicultural education
School integration
Social integration
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies
Form Electronic book
Author Kalekin-Fishman, Devorah
ISBN 9781317204282
131720428X