1st Edition

Improving Schools, Developing Inclusion

By Mel Ainscow, Tony Booth, Alan Dyson Copyright 2006
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

While many books explore the possibilities for developing inclusive practices in schools, and ‘inclusion’ is widely regarded as a desirable goal, much of the literature on the subject has been narrowly concerned with the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs. This book however, takes the view that marginalisation, exclusion and underachievement take many forms and affect many... Read more

Part 1: What is the Issue?  1. Improving Schools, Developing Inclusion?  2. Inclusive Development and the Policy Context  3. Establishing the Research Network  Part 2: What Does Research Tell Us?  4. Manoeuvring Space for Inclusion  5. Winding Up to Inclusion  6. Creating Interruptions  Part 3: What are the Overall Implications?  7. Making School Improvement Inclusive  8. Towards an Inclusive Education System

Biography

Mel Ainscow, School of Education, University of Manchester, UK. Mel Ainscow, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. Alan Dyson, School of Education, University of Manchester, UK.