Journey for Inclusive Education in the Indian Sub-Continent

This book describes a three decade-long change initiative in India to enable children with disabilities to move from segregation and exclusion to inclusive education, and draws lessons for confronting global exclusion.

List of contents

Introduction: Beginning the Journey Part 1: Building a Movement for Inclusion 1. Sowing The Seeds of a Movement for Education of Disabled Children 2. Forgotten Millions Revealed: Macro-level Exclusion 3. Rationale for Change: Promoting Inclusive Education within a Human Rights Framework Part 2: Transforming Schools, Community and Pedagogy Through Research and Action Research 4. Dismantling the Specialist School and Whole School Development 5. The Story of Dharavi 6. Transforming Pedagogy 7. Analysis: Lessons Learned about Transforming Schools, Community and Pedagogy Part 3: Developing Sustainable System Change 8. From Charity to Rights: The Story of ADAPT: Able/Disabled All People Together 9. Changing Public Awareness 10. Moving the Agenda Forward 11. Changing Public Policy on a National Level 12. Lessons Learned about Systemic and Macro Change. Notes. Bibliography. Index

About the author

Mithu Alur, Ph.D. is the Founder and Chairperson of the National Resource Centre for Inclusion, India.
Michael Bach, Ph.D., is Executive Vice-President, Canadian Association for Community Living and Adjunct Professor, Disability Studies, University of Manitoba.

Summary

This book describes a three decade-long change initiative in India to enable children with disabilities to move from segregation and exclusion to inclusive education, and draws lessons for confronting global exclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Mithu Alur, Mithu (National Resource Centre for Inclusio Alur, Alur Mithu, Michael Bach, Bach Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2012
• EAN: 9780415654500
• ISBN: 978-0-415-65450-0
• No. of pages: 338
• Series: Routledge Research in Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, EDUCATION / Comparative, India, Regional Studies, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Regional / International studies, Philosophy and theory of education, Schools, Regional Geography, Schools and pre-schools, Educational strategies and policy