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Papatheodorou, Theodora, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Globally, early years policies and documents have set out aspirational outcomes and benefits for children, their families and the wider society. These policies have emphasised the place of early childhood provision within the wider global agenda, by tackling inequality and disadvantage early on in children's lives. However, these strategies have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Artiles, Alfredo J., Ed.; Kozleski, Elizabeth B., Ed.; Waitoller, Federico R., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2011
Despite the impressive growth of inclusive education around the world, questions and considerations about equity have been neglected. This edited volume makes a major contribution to the field of inclusive education by analyzing equity concerns that have emerged from the implementation of inclusive education models in nine nations on five…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Cross Cultural Studies, Regular and Special Education Relationship
Swadener, Beth Blue, Ed.; Lubeck, Sally, Ed. – 1995
This collection challenges the metaphor of the "at risk" discourse about minority groups, situating it in the context of the struggle over the power to define language and policy, and the right of all groups to material and psychological well being. Some chapters reframe oppressed groups in terms of "promise" and the potential…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, At Risk Persons, Blacks
ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
Seven papers are presented which deal with current topics of interest to educators. A case study of a mentally retarded boy placed in a regular classroom illustrates the possibilities of teaching children to accept diversity and deviance from their accepted norms of behavior. A compendium of policy papers prepared for the House of Representatives…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Censorship, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Wolfendale, Sheila, Ed. – 1994
This essays in this book contain valuable and up-to-date information about current issues and developments in assessing special educational needs. The context of the book is the mainstream setting in the United Kingdom. The aim of these chapters is to consider special needs in inclusive education, consistent with British special needs legislation.…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
York, Jennifer, Ed.; And Others – 1989
Seven papers discussing practical strategies and examples for designing and implementing inclusive educational programs for Minnesota public schools are presented. The papers include: (1) "Strategies for Achieving an Integrated Education for Middle School Learners with Severe Disabilities" (Jennifer York and Terri Vandercook); (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Systems, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming