1st Edition

Must Inclusion be Special? Rethinking educational support within a community of provision

By Jonathan Rix Copyright 2015
228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

Must Inclusion be Special? examines the discord between special and inclusive education and why this discord can only be resolved when wider inequalities within mainstream education are confronted. It calls for a shift in our approach to provision, from seeing it as a conglomeration of individualised needs to identifying it as a conglomeration of collective needs. The author examines the... Read more

Part 1:  1. Inclusive and special  2. Why do we need special and inclusive education?  3. The structures and processes of inclusion  4. Thinking and talking about special and inclusive  Part 2:  5. Our focus upon the individual and the context  6. Confronting the mainstream challenge  7. Challenging the contadictions within a community of provision

Biography

Jonathan Rix is Professor of Participation and Learning Support at the Open University, UK