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Book SynopsisMoving towards Inclusive Education: Diverse National Engagements with Paradoxes of Policy and Practice presents perspectives from Asia-Pacific and Europe that have seldom been heard in international debates. While there may be global consensus around United Nations' goals for inclusion in education, each country's cultural and religious understandings shape national views regarding the priorities for inclusion. Some countries focus on disability, while others bring in concerns about culture, ethnicity, language, gender and/or sexuality. In this fascinating collection, senior commentators explore the ethical difficulties as well as hopes for a more inclusive education in their countries, raising questions of interest for educators, policy-makers and all who support the work of inclusive education. Contributors are: Vishalache Balakrishnan, Bayarmaa Bazarsuren, Cleonice Alves Bosa, Yen-Hsin Chen, Lise Claiborne, Tim Corcoran, Bronwyn Davies, Carol Hamilton, Dorothea W. Hancock, Mashrur Imtiaz, Maria Kecskemeti, Silvia Helena Koller, Yvonne Leeman, Sonja Macfarlane, Roger Moltzen, Sikder Monoare Murshed, Sanjaabadam Sid, Simone Steyer, Eugeniusz Świtała, Wiel Veugelers, and Ben Whitburn.
Table of ContentsPreface Vishalache Balakrishnan Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction: Continuing Struggles around Inclusive Education Lise Claiborne and Vishalache Balakrishnan PART 1: National Settings for Implementation of UN Policies 2 Children with Disabilities in New Zealand Schools: Implementing Policy to Develop Inclusive Practices Carol Hamilton 3 Inclusive Education in Poland Eugeniusz Świtała 4 Pedagogical Possibilities in Culturally Diverse Educational Contexts: Theory and Practice of Inclusive Education in the Netherlands Wiel Veugelers and Yvonne Leeman 5 Commentary on Part 1: Messing with Inclusive Education Tim Corcoran and Ben Whitburn PART 2: Juggling Inclusive Education with Cultural Complexities 6 Khot Ail as an Inclusive Education Approach in a Mongolian School Dorothea W. Hancock with Sanjaabadam Sid and Bayarmaa Bazarsuren 7 Exploring Inclusive Practices in School through Character and Moral Education in Taiwan Yen-Hsin Chen 8 Evidence of Effectiveness of a Brazilian Inclusive Practices Programme in Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Cleonice Alves Bosa, Simone Steyer and Silvia Helena Koller 9 Commentary on Part 2: Inclusive Education and Character Formation as a Tug-of-War between Local and Global Vishalache Balakrishnan PART 3: Indigenous Culture and Language as Crucial Aspects of Difference in an Inclusive Society 10 Creating Culturally Inclusive Contexts for Engagement and Learning: Authentic and Agentic Drivers for Success Sonja Macfarlane 11 Inclusive Practices in Bangladesh: Multilingual Education for Indigenous Children Sikder Monoare Murshed and Mashrur Imtiaz 12 Commentary on Part 3: Questions for Inclusive Education from Indigenous Cultures and Languages Roger Moltzen PART 4: Getting Down to it: Teaching Strategies towards Transformation 13 Beyond Inclusion/Exclusion in Teaching about Difference: Entanglements at The Edge of Practice Lise Claiborne 14 Developing Inclusive Practices in the Classroom: Engaging All Students in Classroom Change Maria Kecskemeti 15 Commentary on Part 4: Big Dreams for Inclusive Education Bronwyn Davies 16 Afterword: Possibilities for Education in a World of Difference and Exclusion Lise Claiborne Index
