Special and inclusive education :
a research perspective /
Thérèse Day and Joseph Travers (eds).
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| Summary: | This book fills a gap in the dissemination of practitioner research on special and inclusive education in Ireland. The successful implementation of an inclusive education policy is a process which depends largely on the attitugdes, knowledge and compentencies of teachers. In this volume, teacher-researches report on work undertaken within the Special Education Department of St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin. This book fills a gap in the dissemination of practitioner research on special inclusive education policy is a process which depends largely on the attitudes, knowledge and competencies of teachers. In this volume, teacher-researchers report on work undertaken within the Special Education Department of St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin. The studies are grouped around three key issues: responding to diversity, access to the curriculum and collaboration for inclusion. They offer valuable insights into the challenges and barriers to inclusive education and point to ways that schools can address these challenges from the perspective of small-scale research. The authors draw on a range of research methodologies, from singlecase experimental design to case studies, in order to illuminate the issues at the level of the individual student, teacher, class and school. The book is relevant to all who have an interest in practitioner research, the implementation of inclusive education and how policy translates in individual contexts. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Peter Lang,
2012.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Physical description: xi, 437 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 9783034308762 (paperback) 3034308760 (paperback) |