Inclusive Schooling: National and International Perspectives / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780805830392 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 10/01/1998 Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series Edition description: New Edition Pages: 200 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) Lexile: 1470L (what's this?) This book provides new information on how various inclusion policies have been implemented in different schools and school districts in North America and in a range of European countries. The purpose of inclusion policy is to prevent the marginalization of people who experience unfavorable circumstances in life. It is an approach to the education of students with disabilities that is based on a commitment to what all members of a free society deserve in order to become fully participating members—a fair chance to find a meaningful place in their own communities. This book is a kind of status report on what inclusive education has achieved and what it may achieve in the future for children and youth with disabilities. It descr