2nd Edition
Inclusive Education for the 21st Century Theory, Policy and Practice
Thoroughly revised throughout, this bestselling book returns in a new edition to take an even more comprehensive look at the question: How can teachers and schools create genuinely inclusive classrooms that meet the needs of every student? Inclusive Education for the 21st Century provides a rigorous overview of the foundational principles of inclusive education and the barriers to access and participation.
It explores evidence-based strategies to support diverse learners, including specific changes in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices, and the use of data. It addresses the needs of children with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities, as well as those with complex learning profiles, including mental health issues. This second edition is rich with new content, including eleven new chapters which address learning from international experience, multi-tiered systems of support, leading inclusive education reform, the importance of language and supporting friendships. A new section has been added to provide explicit support for implementing systemic inclusive education reform from the policy level right through to classroom practice. A new series of podcasts, featuring interviews with expert chapter authors, offers an engaging complement to the chapter topics and content.
With many schools still operating under twentieth-century models that disadvantage students, this book presents the deep knowledge, tools and strategies to better equip pre- and in-service teachers and leaders to make inclusive education a reality in all schools.
Part 1: Foundations of Inclusion
1. Inclusive education: Three (and a bit) Years On
Linda J. Graham
2. What is Inclusion… And What is it Not?
Linda J. Graham
3. Inclusive education as a human right
Cátia Malaquias, Juliet Davis, Jenna Gillett-Swan and Linda J. Graham
4. Fundamental concepts of inclusive education
Linda J. Graham, Marijne Medhurst, Haley Tancredi, Ilektra Spandagou and Elizabeth Walton
5. The legal foundations of inclusion
Elizabeth Dickson
6. Inclusive Education: A Review of the Evidence
Kate de Bruin
Part 2: Implementing Systemic Inclusive Education Reform
7. Learning from international experience
Suzanne Carrington, Sofia Mavropoulou, Beth Saggers, Glenys Mann, Carly Lassig and Lara Maia-Pike
8. Leading inclusive education reform
Linda J. Graham, Callula Killingly, Haley Tancredi and Terri Bourke
9. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: What are they, where did they come from, and what are the lessons for Australian Schools?
Kate de Bruin, Callula Killingly and Linda J. Graham
10. The critical importance of language
Jennifer Alford and Haley Tancredi
11. Accessible Pedagogies
Linda J. Graham & Haley Tancredi
12. Including students with complex learning profiles in grade-level curriculum
Loren Swancutt
Part 3: Developing an Inclusive School Culture
13. Putting all students at the centre
Jenna Gillett-Swan, Haley Tancredi and Linda J. Graham
14. What is Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and why is it important?
Melissa Close, Callula Killingly, Amy Gaumer-Erickson and Patricia Noonan
15. Supporting a sense of belonging and peer relationships
Beth Saggers, Marilyn Campbell and Glenys Mann
16. Nurturing close student–teacher relationships
Penny Van Bergen, Kevin F. McGrath, Daniel Quin and Emma Burns
17. Parents and teachers working together
Glenys Mann, Katarzyna Fleming, Jacqueline Specht and Francis Bobongie-Harris
18. Collaborating with colleagues and other professionals
Haley Tancredi, Gaenor Dixon, Libby English and Jeanine Gallagher
19. Rethinking the use of teacher aides
Rob Webster and Peter Blatchford
Biography
Linda J. Graham is Professor and Director of The Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She leads several externally funded research projects specialising in the inclusion and exclusion of students who experience difficulties in school and with learning.