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Shah, Sonali – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2005
The changing British society with new commitments to educational inclusion for disabled people should mean increased individual freedom of choice and greater chance of participation. However, juggling this with the continuing emphasis on education for the economy brings the danger of new forms of social exclusion of those who do have different…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Disabilities, Social Isolation, Educational Environment
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Wilkins, Tina; Nietfeld, John L. – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2004
This study compared survey responses of teachers from a reform-based programme focused on promoting inclusion-based classrooms, namely Project WINS (Winning Ideas Network for Schools) schools, with teachers from non-Project WINS schools with regard to their attitude about inclusion in the classroom. Surprisingly, the results of this study revealed…
Descriptors: Expertise, Middle Schools, Special Education Teachers, Classroom Environment
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Kugelmass, Judy; Ainscow, Mel – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2004
The issue of inclusion is high on the educational reform agenda in many countries. Set within the context of the United Nations organisation's push for "Education for All", the aim is to find ways of increasing the participation and learning of pupils who are vulnerable to marginalisation within existing educational arrangements (World…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Social Class, General Education, Low Income
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Odom, Samuel L.; Vitztum, Joann; Wolery, Ruth; Lieber, Joan; Sandall, Susan; Hanson, Marci J.; Beckman, Paula; Schwartz, Ilene; Horn, Eva – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2004
Using an ecological systems conceptual framework proposed by Bronfenbrenner, research on the inclusion of preschool children with disabilities in programs with typically developing children was reviewed. Drawing mainly from studies conducted in the United States, research on child characteristics (biosystem), classroom practices (microsystem),…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Family Attitudes, Disabilities, Preschool Children
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Norwich, Brahm; Beek, Chris; Richardson, Penny; Gray, Peter – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2004
This book is the first publication in the fifth series of seminars organised by the SEN Policy Options Steering Group to examine policy issues to do with special educational needs. The aim of the seminar was to examine in depth several underlying issues raised by the recent Audit Commission Reports on special educational needs. The seminar…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Seminars, Definitions, Disabilities
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Avissar, Gilada – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2003
Inclusion of students with disabilities into regular classrooms has been practised on a voluntary basis in Israel for the past 30-40 years. Special education legislation passed in 1988 included as one of its touchstones the mandate to mainstream students with disabilities into regular classrooms to the maximum extent possible. The "Plan for…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Special Education, Educational Legislation
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