Inclusion: The Dynamic of School Development - The Dynamic of School Development

Informationen zum Autor Dr David Skidmore is a lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. A former English teacher! he is the co-author of New Directions in Special Needs (1997) and Innovatory Practice in Mainstream Schools for Special Educational Needs (1995)! and has published many articles on education. He administers an international email discussion list on inclusive education and leads a course on Developing Inclusive Schools in the MA in Education at the University of Bath. Klappentext Inclusion has been adopted as a policy goal in many countries. It is one of the buzzwords in education and a topic of much theoretical debate! often without allowing for real life in today's schools. Bridging the gap between theoretical discussions and the real attitudes and experiences of teachers! this book:Features case studies of inclusion initiatives in English secondary schoolsIllustrates the complex nature of the school development processDescribes teachers' attitudes towards inclusionChallenges the idea that there needs to be consensus among school staff for inclusion to work. Inclusion: The Dynamic of School Development also examines the dominant influence of the discourse of deviance on the history of education policy in the West during the twentieth century. The book concludes by articulating an alternative vision of the relationship between education and society for education policy! pedagogy and the curriculum. Zusammenfassung Inclusion: The Dynamic of School Development examines the dominant influence of the discourse of deviance on the history of education policy in the West during the twentieth century. The book concludes by articulating an alternative vision of the relationship between education and society for education policy! pedagogy and the curriculum. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Series editors' preface Preface 1Traditions of thinking about learning difficulties 2Developing inclusive schools: theory and evidence 3Downland School: learning difficulties or learning potential 4Sealey Cove: pupil ability or the presentation of the curriculum? 5Pedagogical discourse: a theoretical model Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Skidmore, David Skidmore
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2004
• EAN: 9780335204816
• ISBN: 978-0-335-20481-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Inclusive Education; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP; Inclusive Education
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