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Paliokosta, Paty and Blandford, Sonia. (2010) Inclusion in school : a policy, ideology or lived experience? Similar findings in diverse school cultures. Support for Learning, Vol.25 (No.4). pp. 179-186. ISSN 0268-2141
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9604.2010.01464.x
Abstract
This article summarises three case studies examining the implementation of inclusive practices, which evidence the exclusionary pressures acting in school settings that put the needs, rights and entitlements of vulnerable children and young people at risk. It examines how three very culturally different secondary schools in England interpreted inclusive policies and illuminates the various constraints to the implementation of inclusive practices as experienced by senior leaders, teachers, parents and pupils in these schools. Conceptual unpreparedness towards inclusion versus integration, knowledge and false conceptualisations of special educational needs and difficulties associated with differentiation and time limitations were the main barriers presented. The implications for initial and professional teacher education are posited; it is suggested that inclusion can work by removing the diagnostic paradigm associated with special educational needs and by creating a framework for teachers' lifelong learning focusing on a social justice oriented pedagogy that will empower teachers conceptually and practically.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Children with disabilities -- Education -- Great Britain -- Case studies, Inclusive education -- Case studies |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Support for Learning |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 0268-2141 |
| Date: | November 2010 |
| Volume: | Vol.25 |
| Number: | No.4 |
| Page Range: | pp. 179-186 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2010.01464.x |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/3690 |
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