This text offers the reader an introduction to the historical
development of special educational provision. It concentrates on
some of the key issues relevant to professionals currently working
in the field. It looks at the recent drive towards inclusion and
the implications of this for schools. In the present
market-oriented context in education, there are a number of
dilemmas facing schools which attempt to include all pupils and at
the same time respond to the current focus on academic achievement
in a national climate of competition and accountability. The book
offers practical examples of ways to resolve these dilemmas at the
level of the LEA, the school, the classroom and the individual
child. It is an Open University reader.;Part one gives an overview
of special and inclusive education, current thinking around issues
related to equal opportunities, and how this affects schools. It
also illustrates how one Local Education Authority has tried to
promote a policy of inclusion in its schools.; Part two includes a
discussion of the challenges facing teachers in schools who attempt
to put current national policies related to inclusion into practice
and provides practical examples o
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