This article examines the current proposed initial teacher education (ITE) qualification framework from the perspective of pre-service vocational post-compulsory lecturers regarding the need to develop SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) inclusive classrooms. Considering the current post-compulsory staffing crisis, general further…

This point of view article draws upon the lived experiences and professional collaborations of the authors to explore the opportunities and gaps in advancing neurodiversity-inclusive education across Southeast Asia. While the neurodiversity paradigm has gained momentum globally, much of the academic discourse remains centred on Western…

"Reforming Education Systems for Inclusion and Equity" addresses the universal challenge of developing forms of education that make a difference for all children and young people, no matter their characteristics or backgrounds. From renowned author Mel Ainscow, this impactful book offers guidance for developing, implementing, and…

The empowerment dimension of global development has emerged as a catalyst in bridging the gap between disability issues and policy affairs. Within this context, agenda setting assumes a pivotal role as an essential practice in public policy, influencing the fabric of societal situations and shaping a wide array of public issues, agendas, and…

Purpose: This study introduces an ecological framework for disabilities meant to provide a new model of viewing and learning about disabilities and special education. This model projects a multi-systemic view of factors that influence a person's life, where people with disabilities are active actors in the development of the world. The increased…

Translanguaging theory posits that bi/multilingual students have unitary, dynamic repertoires of communicative features and seeks to subvert monolingual norms and language standardization that perpetuate the marginalization of bi/multilingual learners. Yet, some argue that translanguaging research in education fails to live up to its…

Teacher voice, defined as an act of democratic professionalism in public education, is not often investigated within educational policy. In Saskatchewan, there is a particular lack of information pertaining to the inclusion of teacher voice in strategic planning in public education. This study investigated the inclusion of teachers and their…

This article presents a critical examination of the ways in which deafness has been conceptualised in social, cultural and academic discourses, centring on the notion of Intercultural Deaf Gain. Drawing on an experience situated in the Global South and from the intersectional perspective of its deaf author, the identity tensions faced by those…

Existing research on inclusive education often overlooks the role of teaching experience, particularly the perspectives of non-SPED (special education) seasoned teachers. This study addresses that gap by exploring the lived experiences of 20 non-SPED teachers teaching in inclusive classrooms in the Philippines, with over 10 years of experience and…

Preparing early childhood professionals to facilitate meaningful inclusion across the complex contexts in which they work is essential to achieving positive outcomes for children and families. For more than three decades, collaborative "blended" models of preservice preparation--integrating early childhood education (ECE) with early…

This systematic literature review explores how gender identity is represented and measured in STEM education research. This systematic review examined 79 articles and how they included or measured gender identity in their study of STEM in higher education. The findings reveal that over 70% of studies use only a binary measurement of gender, and…

Background: Although particular technologies can enhance the quality of life (QoL) of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (we use the term pervasive support needs), their objectives and outcomes are understudied. A systematic literature review was therefore conducted to explore this topic. Method: A search of four databases…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive research was to describe classroom management strategies inclusive teachers employed to create an environment that fosters students' learning and social development in inclusive classrooms. This study explored the experiences of inclusive educators in the classrooms, intending to gain perspective on how…

The discussion about the words and concepts related to autism is alive in the scholarly community, tacitly or explicitly. Contrasting ideologies linked to the medical model and neurodiversity paradigm underlie terminology referring to autism. The present proof-of-concept study conducted a critical discourse analysis of the terminology (i.e.,…

Educators who take an inclusive, anti-ableist stance value human variation. Teaching in pursuit of anti-ableism requires open dialogue about aspects of human diversity, complex social identities, and the contributions of people with disabilities. In this column, we build from the rich work exploring ableism via children's literature in order to…