Inclusive Education: Between Theory and Practice

Inclusive Education: Between Theory and Practice

Elazab Elshazly
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8504-0.ch006
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Abstract

The goal of this chapter is to offer both academic and practical suggestions that can be used by pre-service and in-service teacher educators. You'll learn about the origins of inclusion, the idea behind it, and the steps needed to effectively integrate kids with special needs into mainstream public classrooms. In this chapter, the authors will take a high-level look at inclusion theory. The program's overarching goal is to facilitate a child with a disability's full participation in the general education classroom under the guidance of trained educators and specialized educational technology. In this chapter, the authors will show how schools and towns can create an environment where all students feel welcome, and how special education students can learn alongside their typically developing peers. There was also discussion of the definition and characteristics of inclusion, the perspectives of educators on inclusion, a concrete example of the beneficial effects of an inclusive setting, and the methods for quantifying and assessing inclusion in various countries (UAE).
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History Of Inclusion

In response to changing social, cultural, philosophical, economic, political ideas circumstances, segregation, classification, integration, and most recently inclusion have been used to describe different ways to educating people with disabilities, no matter of their socioeconomics (Ainscow, 2015).

There were improvements started as part of racially discriminatory national education services (Ainscow, 2002). Before the 1960s, SEN programs were segregated. Advocates and parents then pushed for more inclusive schools. In the 1980s, advocacy organizations in Canada and the US were unsatisfied with the pace of integration, urging inclusion. According to the literature (O'Brien et al., 2009; Winzer, 2009), North America and the UK initially recognized inclusion. O'Brien (2009) UNESCO's 1994s Salamanca Declaration called for inclusive ecosystems. (UNESCO, 1994) (92) States and (25) Organizations accepted this statement, boosting inclusion efforts globally (UNESCO, 1994; Artiles & Dyson, 2005; Mitchell & Jones, 2005). Integration vs inclusion has been debated, (Mittler, 2012). Integration prepares students for general education, while inclusion ensures they have access to all school resources and opportunities, (Ainscow, 2002). Inclusion aims to reform the educational system to accept diverse student backgrounds (Bourke & Carrington, 2007).

The term “inclusive education” refers to a “process that helps beat obstacles” to students' enrollment, engagement, and academic success. For all young people, including those who have been traditionally neglected and those with impairments (UNESCO, 2017). Inclusive education, as defined by the People with Disabilities exactly, Inclusive education, as defined by the People with Disabilities Education When schools practice inclusive education, students with special needs are not separated from their classmates in order to receive individualized lesson plans and other academic support.

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