This book draws on the experiences of the full circle of people involved in and affected by exclusion: the voices of an excluded child, the parents of excluded children, the voices of teachers, remaining pupils and researchers. The contributors, and issues raised, are international, giving the reader everything necessary for considering concepts and practices across countries and cultures, and highlighting ways in which schools might bring down the barriers to participation and learning.

Unlike other books looking at inclusion and exclusion, this book draws on the experiences of the full circle of people involved in and affected by exclusion. This, therefore, is the first book to integrate the voices of an excluded child, the parents of excluded children, the voices of teachers, remaining pupils and researchers, with their reflection on inclusion and exclusion in the context of schools that do not cater well for diversity. The contributors, and issues raised, are international, giving the reader everything necessary for considering concepts and practices across countries and cultures, and highlighting ways in which schools might bring down the barriers to participation and learning.

Life has a way of taking the wind out of our sails if we allow it. Everyday stress takes away that desire to accomplish great things. Your day involves the people who annoy you at work, and the pressures of being a responsible adult. This stress has many "sleepwalking" through life. Keith Ballard is a Christian author, inspirational teacher, entrepreneur, and professor of business administration and psychology. Life threw challenges at him that could not be solved by his collegiate and professional success. Like many people out there, Keith searched for spiritual and practical answers to the following questions: How do we obtain enjoyment out of life and work? How do we live out those big dreams and goals that keep tugging at us? How does one find a sense of mental, physical, and emotional freedom? How do we become more secure and confident in ourselves? You Made Your Bed, Now WAKE UP In It is a book that answers these questions and many more. This book is for anyone in search of answers. Those with no spiritual belief system and those with a spiritual belief system who read this book will learn: How to be more effective and successful in your everyday goals. How to break free from past mental and spiritual barriers. How to rely on God as your source and supply for every need. How to use spiritual principles that can be applied to everyday life. How to obtain quality relationships, true peace, and happiness. How to identify your gifts, talents, and purpose in life. How to take authority over life's challenges. If life does not seem to be giving you what you want, then this book is a must read for you. Wake up to a new reality.

Total blackness at mid-day, the Temple veil ripping apart; these are the events witnessed by the priest Nicodemus. A tale of one whose life collided with Jesus, and he struggled to know who this Nazarene really was-could he be the promised Messiah? John the Apostle tells of this priest and his encounters within the turmoil of the Roman occupation, and the plotting Jewish Sanhedrin.