Description: Inclusion, Participation and Democracy: What is the Purpose? by J. Allan In this edited collection of papers the reader is confronted with these challenges through, on the one hand, a critical informative analysis of some of the key existing ideas and, on the other, a series of alternative insights and questions requiring further exploration and debate. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The question of inclusive education is one which many societies are attempting to address. It is a fundamentally serious and complex issue raising challenges that cover conceptual, organizational, pedagogical, curricular and socio-economic concerns and questions. In this edited collection of papers the reader is confronted with these challenges through, on the one hand, a critical informative analysis of some of the key existing ideas and, on the other, a series of alternative insights and questions requiring further exploration and debate. Adding to the overall qu- ity of the book is the much needed cross-cultural dimension in terms of insights, knowledge, understanding and difficult questions. This is an important book in which new research and interpretations are reported on and discussed. Overall, the papers provide a serious critique of such factors as: the limitations of existing definitions of inclusive education; the narrowness of the focus within which inclusive issues are too often presented; the negative impacts of marketisation, performativity and the standards agenda on the realisation of inclusive values and practice and the constraints of significant socio-economic inequalities and disadvantages within and between communities and schools. These raise serious questions concerning the extent to which schools can make a positive difference in the lives of many pupils. Author Biography Julie Allan?is professor of education and deputy head of the School of Education at the University of Stirling, Scotland.? Table of Contents Beyond Schooling.- Including Ourselves: Teaching, Trust, Identity and Community.- They Believe that They Participate ... but: Democracy and Inclusion in Norwegian Schools.- Participation and Democracy: Whats Inclusion Got to do with it?.- Why does Education for all Have to be Inclusive Education?.- Challenging Understanding.- The Social Construction of Adulthood with a Difference in Iceland.- Inclusion and Problem Groups: The Story of Adhd.- Working Past Pity: What We Make of Disability in Schools.- An Outsiders Perspective on the Reality of Educational Inclusion Within Former Yugoslavia.- Pressing for Change.- Understanding the Changing Role of English Local Education Authorities in Promoting Inclusion.- Daring to Think Otherwise? Educational Policymaking in the New Scottish Parliament.- Race and the Discourse on Inclusion.- Teacher Education, Government and Inclusive Schooling: The Politics of the Faustian Waltz.- Concluding Remarks. Review From the reviews:"The agenda for inclusion, theoretically, goes beyond the integration of disabled pupils in order to promote inclusion for all; nevertheless it is on disability that most researchers, practitioners and policy makers focus on. … the book derives from an International Colloquium on inclusion, this was held in Scotland, at the University of Stirling in 2001. … would be a valuable addition to the library of anyone involved in education, from trainee teachers to academics in the field." (Alessandra Iantaffi, Teachers and Teaching, Vol. 10 (6), 2004) Long Description The question of inclusive education is one which many societies are attempting to address. It is a fundamentally serious and complex issue raising challenges that cover conceptual, organizational, pedagogical, curricular and socio-economic concerns and questions. In this edited collection of papers the reader is confronted with these challenges through, on the one hand, a critical informative analysis of some of the key existing ideas and, on the other, a series of alternative insights and questions requiring further exploration and debate. Adding to the overall qu- ity of the book is the much needed cross-cultural dimension in terms of insights, knowledge, understanding and difficult questions. This is an important book in which new research and interpretations are reported on and discussed. Overall, the papers provide a serious critique of such factors as: the limitations of existing definitions of inclusive education; the narrowness of the focus within which inclusive issues are too often presented; the negative impacts of marketisation, performativity and the standards agenda on the realisation of inclusive values and practice and the constraints of significant socio-economic inequalities and disadvantages within and between communities and schools. These raise serious questions concerning the extent to which schools can make a positive difference in the lives of many pupils. Review Text "This book has a very great deal to offer in terms of insight into the nature of education in the early twenty first century." Higher Education Review, ( Vol 37, No 2, 2005) Review Quote From the reviews:"The agenda for inclusion, theoretically, goes beyond the integration of disabled pupils in order to promote inclusion for all; nevertheless it is on disability that most researchers, practitioners and policy makers focus on. … the book derives from an International Colloquium on inclusion, this was held in Scotland, at the University of Stirling in 2001. … would be a valuable addition to the library of anyone involved in education, from trainee teachers to academics in the field." (Alessandra Iantaffi, Teachers and Teaching, Vol. 10 (6), 2004) Feature Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Details ISBN1402012640 Short Title INCLUSION PARTICIPATION & DEMO Language English ISBN-10 1402012640 ISBN-13 9781402012648 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-04-30 Subtitle What is the Purpose? Country of Publication United States Pages 233 Series Inclusive Education: Cross Cultural Perspectives Series Number 2 Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Place of Publication New York, NY DOI 10.1023/b120477 UK Release Date 2003-04-30 AU Release Date 2003-04-30 NZ Release Date 2003-04-30 US Release Date 2003-04-30 Illustrations X, 233 p. Edited by J. Allan Author J. Allan Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition Description 2003 ed. Edition 2003rd Alternative 9781402012655 DEWEY 371.9046 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96260775;
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