Contextualizing inclusive education :

Mitchell, David R.

Contextualizing inclusive education : evaluating old and new international perspectives David Mitchell - London ; New York : Routledge, 2005. - xvi, 292 pages ; 24 cm

Introduction: Sixteen propositions on the contexts of inclusive education / David Mitchell --
The global context of inclusive education: the role of the United Nations / Peter Mittler --
Inclusive education in the globalization age: the promise of a comparative cultural-historical analysis / Alfredo Artiles and Alan Dyson --
Philosophy, politics and economics? The story of inclusive education in England / Alan Dyson --
Push and pull: forces that are shaping inclusion in the United States and Canada / Margaret J. McLaughlin and Anne Jordon --
Inclusive education in some Western European countries: different policy rhetorics and school realities / Ingemar Emanuelsson, Peder Haug and Bengt Persson --
Education and the politics of recognition: inclusive education --
an Australian snapshot / Roger Slee --
Diverse socio-cultural contexts for inclusive education in Asia / David Mitchell and Ishwar Desai --
Inclusive education and equity in Latin American / Todd Fletcher and Alfredo J. Artiles --
Inclusive education in South Africa: an emerging pedagogy of possibility / Sigamoney Manicka Naicker --
Inclusive education in Middle Eastern cultures: the challenge of tradition / Ronald C. Brown --







Future directions / Todd Fletcher.









Inclusive education is a complex and problematic concept that raises many questions. A team of prominent academics present fresh and critical perspectives on these issues, drawing upon their global resources and knowledge. The over-arching theme of this book is that social, political, economic and cultural contexts play a central role in determining whether or not inclusive education is implemented in a range of regions and countries around the world.

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Inclusive education -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.
Children with disabilities -- Education -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.

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