ED2095 Lecture 1: Introduction to Inclusion
Inclusive Education - Lecture 1 - Week 1
Introduction to Inclusion
Difference/Diversity
- All teachers will have a diverse classroom.
- Students with different cultural, religious, social, family and ability levels will be part of the inclusive
setting.
- In the last few decades attitudes towards diversity have moved to become more accepting of others.
This includes people with disability.
- Education and acceptance in the community are considered to be rights (not privileges) for people with
disability.
Inclusion in the classroom
- Introduce ideas of inclusion and acceptance of difference in the classroom - Happy feet
- Get them thinking bout it - are we all different? Or are we all the same?
Disabilities, Multicultural, same sex parents, single parents?
- Encompass all the differences - culture, race, religion, and gender
- By singling out a child - at the back of the room with an EA - this is integration, not inclusion
Inclusion
- Inclusion has been described as “sharing”, “belonging”, everyone in together” and nobody segregated
in society”
- Inclusion is a psycho/social construct.
- Society as a whole - Belonging
- A definition
“Inclusivity is a way of life, a way of living together; based on a belief that each individual is valued
and does belong” (Villa et al., 1995, p. 279).
- Another Definition
Inclusion is the act of engaging people with disabilities in all daily activities – at school, at work, at
home and in the community (Inclusion Network, 2006)
Inclusive Education
- Children or youth, with or without disabilities, learning together with appropriate support
- All students participate fully in the life/work of the classroom.
- This may mean different ways of supporting different students.
- Different to integration and mainstreaming.
- Rights based philosophy.
- Full Inclusion - no matter what the disability - everyone should be included - different views upon this
- Equality - Everyone gets the same
- Equity - everyone reaches the same
Inclusive Classroom
- Different for different activities/students
- Students are actively engaged
- Students can make some choices
- Learning is often in small groups/collaborative
- Social interaction is also important
- Student centred
- Students have responsibility for creating the classroom environment
- All students are accepted and catered for
- Be open to what your classroom requires
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Document Summary
Inclusive education - lecture 1 - week 1. All teachers will have a diverse classroom. Students with different cultural, religious, social, family and ability levels will be part of the inclusive setting. In the last few decades attitudes towards diversity have moved to become more accepting of others. Education and acceptance in the community are considered to be rights (not privileges) for people with disability. Introduce ideas of inclusion and acceptance of difference in the classroom - happy feet. Encompass all the differences - culture, race, religion, and gender. By singling out a child - at the back of the room with an ea - this is integration, not inclusion. Inclusion has been described as sharing , belonging , everyone in together and nobody segregated in society . Inclusivity is a way of life, a way of living together; based on a belief that each individual is valued and does belong (villa et al. , 1995, p. 279).
