Inclusive education across cultures: Crossing boundaries, sharing ideas /
edited by Mithu Alur
- Los Angeles , Sage: 2009.
- xvii, 468p.
1 The Politics of Recognition and the Position of the Disability Movement / Len Barton 3 -- 2 Meeting the Challenge of Inclusion-from Isolation to Collaboration / Renu Singh 12 -- 3 Scaling Up Inclusive Education: Reflections on Theory and the Practice of the National Resource Centre for Inclusion-India / Michael Bach 30 -- 4 Inclusive Education: Considerations for Policy and Systems Development / Cameron Crawford 49 -- 5 Rethinking Inclusive Education: Action Points for Communities / Sudesh Mukhopadhyay 68 -- 6 Empowerment and Political Social Action: The Policy Process / Mithu Alur 83 -- 7 Travelling with Our Eyes Open: Models, Mantras and Analysis in New Times / Roger Slee 93 -- 8 Key Elements for Successful Inclusive Practice: Policy Change on a Macro Sustainable Level / Mithu Alur 107 -- 9 Keeping the Future Alive: Maintaining Inclusive Values in Education and Society / Tony Booth 121 -- Section II Tools for Change -- 10 Early Intervention and Inclusive Education / Mithu Alur, Marcia Rioux 137 -- 11 Early Intervention and Action Research / Urvashi Shah, Anuradha Sovani 161 -- 12 Action Research for Creating Inclusive Education Felicity Armstrong, Michele Moore / Orlane Russell, Edina Schimanski 188 -- 13 Inclusion in the Real World: Practitioners Making Sense of Inclusive Education in Indian Classrooms / Nidhi Singal 210 -- 14 Inclusion and Education / Sheila Wirz, Sharmila Donde 220 -- 15 Inclusion in Post-secondary Education / Vianne Timmons 234 -- Section III Country Profiles -- 16 Inclusionary Practices in Canada / Beverly Gerg, Vianne Timmons 249 -- 17 Russia / Denise Roza 261 -- 18 Brazil: Binding Theoretical to the Practical / M & ohat;nica Pereira dos Santos, Kátia Regina Xavier da Silva 273 -- 19 Models of Inclusion: Bangladesh Experience / Shirin Z. Munir, Sultana S. Zaman 290 -- 20 Models of Inclusion: Germany / Andreas Hinz 299 -- 21 Inclusion Education: The South African Experience / Nikki Naylor 318 -- Section IV Towards Self-Advocacy -- 22 Cultural Variations on the Construct of Self-Advocacy in the Indian Context / Maya Kalyanpur 331 -- 23 Families-the Cornerstone of Society: Building a Global Family Movement / Zuhy Sayeed 342 -- 24 Parents of Students Included in Mainstream Schools: A Narrative Exploration / Varsha Hooja 352 -- 25 Inclusion, Empowerment and the Vital Role of Disabled People and Their Thinking / Richard Rieser 365 -- 26 Behind the Scenes Disability Advocacy / Raymond Lang, Alana Officer 380 -- 27 Society Creates a Norm and the Norm Excludes Disabled People / Malini Chib 395 -- Section V Practical Resources -- 28 Inclusive Education for Children with Disability: Culturally Appropriate Policy and Practice (CAPP I, II, III) / Vianne Timmons, Mithu Alur 407 -- 29 Presenting an Inclusive Tool: Understanding Diversity / Usha Ramakrishnan, S. Anandalakshmy 420.
This title brings together various perspectives to present a compelling case for inclusive practices, across boundaries in different areas of inclusive education.