Inclusion in Education

Inclusion in Education Order Description Part 1: What is inclusion in education? Refer to current literature and write a definition of inclusion (300 words). Part 2: Discuss the following barriers in detail: -Lack of teacher confidence and preparedness. Negative teacher attitudes towards inclusive education. -Inadequate resources and support to facilitate inclusive education. You will need to refer to current literature in explaining this two issues (600 words). Part 3: Discuss the following responses and provide detail as to how each of these could be practically addressed by a school community and/or classroom educator. You will need to refer to academic references to support your discussion (i.e., journal articles, reports, book chapters etc) in your address of this question (600 words). RESPONSES: • Compulsory modules in pre-service teacher education in both inclusive education and (critical) disability studies, with an active and explicit move away from traditional deficit based ‘special’ education. • Ongoing professional development in inclusive education and disability studies. • Creation of spaces and processes for ongoing critical reflection and dialogue to continually improve practice and create the conditions for the perpetual process of becoming inclusive. • Provide sufficient support and adequate resources to enable modifications and accommodations to the environment, materials and curriculum; • Adequate funding for ongoing (and appropriate) professional development. • The provision of sufficient planning time to facilitate an ongoing cycle of reflection and actions to enable inclusive practice. • Provide adequate funding for specialist support (from appropriately educated support professionals) • Commitment to universal design for learning within policies, structures, curriculum, environment, materials and professional development