1st Edition
International Issues in SEND and Inclusion Perspectives Across Six Continents
Acknowledgements
Preface
List of abbreviations
Part 1: Contextual information
1. Introduction
Alan Hodkinson and Zeta Williams-Brown
2. International policy perspectives on SEND and inclusive education
Alan Hodkinson and Zeta Williams-Brown
3. Cultural contexts and its impact on disability
Chandrika Devarakonda
Part 2: Africa case studies
4. Africa introduction
Alan Hodkinson and Zeta Williams-Brown
5. Inclusive Education Practices: A way forward from Nigerian Perspectives
Izuka John Ihenacho and Sunday Isaiah Elemukan
6. "One step forward, one step back" inclusive education in Kenya
Violet Gachago and Sheine Peart
Part 3: Europe case studies
7. Europe introduction
Alan Hodkinson and Zeta Williams-Brown
8. England: Inclusive Education in a Standards Driven System
Zeta Williams-Brown and Alan Hodkinson
9. Multicultural Diversity and Special Needs Education: Small steps towards a successful inclusive environment in Greece
Elenia Samsari, Georgios Nikolaou and Nektaria Palaiologou
Part 4: Asia case studies
10. Asia introduction
Alan Hodkinson and Zeta Williams-Brown
11. Incremental development towards more inclusive education in Saudi Arabia: issues and challenges
Fozah Alzemaia and Michael Jopling
12. Inclusive Education in Action: An Indian Perspective
Jayanti Pujari
Part 5: North American case studies
13. North America introduction
Zeta Williams-Brown and Alan Hodkinson
14. Inclusive Education in the United States: Moving Beyond Access to Effectiveness
Lucinda Spaulding
15. Understanding the Mexican paradox on inclusive education: continuities and discontinuities between public policy and educational practices
Silvia Romero-Contreras, Ismael Garcia-Cedillo and Todd Fletcher
Part 6: South American case studies
16. South America introduction
Alan Hodkinson and Zeta Williams-Brown
17. Inclusive Education in Brazilian context: opportunities and challenges
Alexandre Anselmo Guilherme and Caroline Becker
18. Colombia and the struggle for social justice
Marisol Moreno Angarita, Leda Kamenopoulou and Shaun Grech
Part 7: Australasian case studies
19. Australasia introduction
Zeta Williams-Brown and Alan Hodkinson
20. Equality and Inclusive Education in Australia- a Work in Progress
Jenene Burke
21. Support for difficulties in learning, behaviour and disability in New Zealand’s schools
Janice Wearmouth and Mere Berryman
Part 8: Conclusions
22. Conclusion
Alan Hodkinson and Zeta Williams-Brown
Biography
Alan Hodkinson is Associate Professor in Learning Support at Liverpool Hope University, UK.
Zeta Williams-Brown is Reader in Education for Social Justice at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.
