What is inclusive education?
One size fits all? Approaches to inclusive education
One size fits all? Approaches to inclusive education
Authors:
Yusuf Sayed; Department for International Development (DFID), UK
Publisher:
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
The concepts of social inclusion and exclusion are used in many debates around injustice and inequality. These concepts have found their way into mainstream discussions of education policy through the influence and experience of disabled people’s movements and ‘special needs schools’. For example, in July 2001 the South African Ministry of Education issued a White Paper on inclusive education arguing for mainstreaming. Yet there are a number of concerns about efforts to increase social inclusion.
