On Educational Inclusion: Meanings, History, Issues and International Perspectives [Paperback]

Combining examination of policy with primary research and analysis of up-to-date literature, On Inclusive Education explores the various interpretations of inclusion, its history in education, and a range of its applications internationally.

With an international complement of authors, this book features detailed yet accessible chapters on a range of topics, including inclusion in law; academically gifted students; students with severe, sensory, and multiple impairments; and case studies from Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, and the Russian Federation. The book also examines the impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilitiesand Article 24 in particularand the likely legacies and future implications of recent inclusion movements.

For postgraduate students and academics researching in the field of inclusive education, and also for school administrators and policy makers, On Inclusive Education is an essential resource.

Author Biographies

Series Editor Foreword

Foreword

Edwin W. Martin, Jr.

Preface

James M. Kauffman

Chapter 1 Definitions and Other Issues

Kames M. Kauffman and Jeanmarie Badar

Chapter 2 Inclusion as Idea and its Justification in Law

Jean B. Crockett

Chapter 3 The Inclusion of Students with High-Incidence Disabilities in General Education Environments

Brian R. Barber and Andrew L Wiley