Inclusion and school reform : transforming America's classrooms
This book is a panoramic view of inclusive education, past, present, and future. Grounded in historical perspective and fueled by contemporary accomplishments, the insightful discussions in this volume cover a wide range of issues, from program implementation and classroom supports to court decisions and financing. The authors compare successes and setbacks from schools and studies nationwide, drawing the big picture of practice and research. Complementing their highly informed, balanced analysis of special education and inclusion programs are highlights of the results from a revealing national study of inclusive education. Emphasizing the need for the concurrent development of inclusion and school restructuring, this book gives policy makers, administrators, school board members, teachers and parents a solid understanding of the process of school reform, as well as a vision for the 21st century. - Back cover
xiv, 414 pages ; 23 cm
9781557662736, 1557662738
35848926
1. The Current System
2. Limited Outcomes for Students
3. Racial, Social, and Gender Inequities
4. Costs of Special Education
5. Parental Advocacy
6. Disability Rights Movement
7. IDEA: Renewal and a Summary View
8. Historical Background of Inclusive Education
9. Court Decisions Regarding Inclusive Education
10. National Overview of Inclusive Education
11. Program Implementation
12. Classroom Supports and Instructional Strategies
13. Organizational Attitudes Toward Inclusive Education
14. Evaluation of Inclusive Education
15. An Inclusion Talkback: Critics' Concerns and Advocates' Responses
16. School Restructuring for Some Students
17. School Restructuring for All Students
18. The Third Wave of School Reform
19. Education and the Future Society
20. The Events, Forces, and Issues that Triggered Enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 / Thomas K. Gilhool
21. Fiscal Issues Relating to Special Education Inclusion / Thomas B. Parrish
22. The "Full Inclusion" Court Cases: 1989-1994 / Diane Lipton
23. New Trends in Disability Studies: Implications for Educational Policy / Harlan Hahn
24. Technology and Inclusion: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions? / Harvey Pressman and Sarah Blackstone
25. Multiple Paths to Educational Effectiveness / Jenifer Goldman and Howard Gardner
26. Including Inclusion in School Reform: Success for All and Roots and Wings / Robert E. Slavin
27. Doing What Comes Naturally: Full Inclusion in Accelerated Schools / Henry M. Levin