1st Edition

Understanding Wellbeing and Inclusion in Education A Multidisciplinary Guide to Best Practice

158 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This evidence-based guide examines the relationship between wellbeing and inclusive education. The authors argue that these fields have evolved in parallel, like tram tracks, but rarely intersect in research, whereas in practice, they are potentially deeply related. Each chapter addresses unresolved theoretical and implementation problems and research issues. The book presents a case for... Read more

1.      A Critical Analysis of Wellbeing and Inclusive Education: From Parallel Implementation to Strategic Coordination

2.      Reimagining Inclusive Education Through Dialogic Pedagogy

3.      Preservice Teachers’ Readiness for Inclusive Education

4.      Secondary School Students’ Perspectives on School Inclusion and Diversity: A Qualitative Study

5.      Inclusive Education, Wellbeing and Student Diversity

6.      From Policy to Practice: Leading Wellbeing and Inclusion in Education

7.      Navigating the Wellbeing Education Wars: Wellbeing for Learning as Ecological Integration

Biography

Mathew A. White is Dean of International Engagement and Professor of Education in the College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Adelaide University, Australia. He has a background in secondary school teaching and has held senior leadership roles in secondary schools.

Tom Porta is Director of Secondary Initial Teacher Education Programs and Lecturer in Education at the School of Education, in the College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Adelaide University, Australia. He has a background in secondary school teaching and has held leadership roles in secondary schools.

Joanna Anderson is Associate Professor (Reader) in the School of Education in the College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Adelaide University, Australia. She has a background in primary school teaching and has held senior leadership roles in primary schools.

Christopher Boyle is Professor of Psychology and Inclusive Education in the School of Education in the College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Adelaide University, Australia. He has experience as a secondary school teacher and psychologist in both the United Kingdom and Australia.