1st Edition

The Ecology of Inclusive Education Strategies to Tackle the Crisis in Educating Diverse Learners

By David Mitchell Copyright 2018
110 Pages
by Routledge

110 Pages
by Routledge

110 Pages
by Routledge

Educators today face two major challenges. The first, is to develop an education system which meets the needs of an ever more diverse student population. The second, is to successfully implement such a system. This requires nothing less than a revolutionary transformation of current approaches taken to education. Drawing on research-based evidence and offering over 70 concrete strategies to... Read more

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: What crisis? 2. Societies: Unity in diversity 3. Bureaucracies: Governments propose, bureaucracies dispose 4. Communities: Making connections 5. Schools: Learning organizations with permeable borders 6. Classrooms: Innovative learning environments 7. Families: What counts? 8. Children: Constructors of knowledge 9. Conclusions: It is time to radically re-think our education systems

Biography

David Mitchell is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is the author of What Really Works in Special and Inclusive Education and Diversities in Education.