Engaging with the views of students to promote inclusion in education
Engaging with the views of students to promote inclusion in education
The argument developed in this paper is set within the context of an increasing global concern to promote inclusion in education. Drawing on the authors’ research over many years, it argues that an engagement with the views of students can lead to changes in understandings and practices that help to facilitate the development of more inclusive approaches in schools. At the same time, these experiences show how such processes can lead to ‘interruptions’ in the work of those in schools in ways that may challenge the status quo and sometimes lead to negative reactions. It is argued, however, that, under appropriate organisational conditions, such approaches can lead to dialogue between students and teachers that stimulates actions to promote inclusion in education. The paper concludes by outlining how such conditions can be promoted, focusing in particular on issues related to cultures and leadership.
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Ainscow, Mel
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Messiou, Kyriaki
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February 2018
Ainscow, Mel
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Messiou, Kyriaki
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Ainscow, Mel and Messiou, Kyriaki
(2018)
Engaging with the views of students to promote inclusion in education.
Journal of Educational Change, 19 (1), .
(doi:10.1007/s10833-017-9312-1).
Abstract
The argument developed in this paper is set within the context of an increasing global concern to promote inclusion in education. Drawing on the authors’ research over many years, it argues that an engagement with the views of students can lead to changes in understandings and practices that help to facilitate the development of more inclusive approaches in schools. At the same time, these experiences show how such processes can lead to ‘interruptions’ in the work of those in schools in ways that may challenge the status quo and sometimes lead to negative reactions. It is argued, however, that, under appropriate organisational conditions, such approaches can lead to dialogue between students and teachers that stimulates actions to promote inclusion in education. The paper concludes by outlining how such conditions can be promoted, focusing in particular on issues related to cultures and leadership.
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Ainscow and Messiou JEC 2017
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Accepted/In Press date: 9 November 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 December 2017
Published date: February 2018
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/415982
ISSN: 1389-2843
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