Disability studies: educating for inclusion: innovations and controversies: interrogating educational change; v.3

Corcoran, Tim, White, Julie and Whitburn, Ben (eds.) (2015) Disability studies: educating for inclusion: innovations and controversies: interrogating educational change; v.3 (Innovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change), Springer, 278pp.

Abstract

Education systems worldwide will only successfully serve the needs of people with disability when we inclusively examine and address disabli ng issues that currently exist at school level education as well as fu rther and higher education and beyond. The chapters contributing to th is edited volume are presented to assist readers with a critical exami nation of contemporary practice and offer a concerted response to impr oving inclusive education. The chapters address a range of important t opics related to the field of critical disability studies in education and include sections dedicated to Schools, Higher Education, Family a nd Community and Theorising. The contributors entered into discussions during the 2014 AERA Special Interest Group annual meeting hosted by Victoria University in Australia. The perspectives offered here includ e academic, practitioner, student and parent with contributions from A ustralia, New Zealand, Nigeria, the UK and the US, providing transnati onal interest. This book will appeal to readers who are interested in innovative theoretical approaches, practical applications and personal narratives. The book is accessible for scholars and students in disci plines including education, sociology, psychology, social work, youth studies, as well as public and allied health. The Introduction by Prof essor Roger Slee (The Victoria Institute, Victoria University, Austral ia) and Afterword by Professor David Connor (City University of New Yo rk) provide insightful and important commentary. Cover photograph by P aul Dunn and design by Hendrik Jacobs.

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Editor: Ben Whitburn

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