EDN203 Lecture 4

EDN203 Lecture 4

Inclusion in practice

Today

• Reflection on videos and documentary

• Inclusion in practice

• Mainstream and special school settings

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  RECORD!

What is inclusive education?

To understand what inclusive education is, perhaps, first, it is easier to look at what it is not.

Inclusion is not:

•Exclusion: Exclusion is where a learner is denied access to education. E.g. a child being unable to join the school.

•Segregation: Segregation is where learners are provided education, but this is in a separate environment to their peers.

•E.g. special schools or units

•Integration: Learners are taught in the mainstream classroom, but there are no adjustments for the child.

•E.g. in order to access the lesson the child must adapt which the teaching and assessment remains the same. 

Inclusion

•Inclusion is when all learners are educated within the regular classroom alongside peers of the same age.

•Barriers to inclusion, such as the instruction, assessment , environment and curriculum, are identified adjusted to ensure that all students can access the learning.  

In 2016 the United Nations explain define inclusion as

‘. . . a process of systemic reform embodying changes and modifications in content, teaching methods, approaches, structures and strategies in education to overcome barriers with a vision serving to provide all students of the relevant age range with an equitable and participatory learning experience and environment that best corresponds to their requirements and preferences.’ (United Nations, 2016, para 11)

Reflection on the video material

Open Ended

What provision was in place in the mainstream school settings?

Poll

How inclusive do you think the mainstream schools are?

• Very inclusive

• Fairly inclusive

• Somewhat inclusive

• Not inclusive

Open Ended

Why do you think this?

Open Ended

What provision was in place in the special school settings?

Multiple Choice

How inclusive do you think special schools are?

• Very inclusive

• Fairly inclusive

• Somewhat inclusive

• Not inclusive

Open Ended

Why do you think this?

Multiple Choice

Joe has cerebral palsy. On applying to mainstream school his parents are told they could not accommodate his needs and that he should attend a special school setting.

• Exclusion

• Segregation

• Integration

• Exclusion

Multiple Choice

Dafydd has one to one support as he has autism. He is in a mainstream class with peers of the same age. His one to one teacher provides specific interventions to support his learning.

• Exclusion

• Segregation

• Integration

• Inclusion

Multiple Choice

Seren has a hearing impairment, she is educated in a specific unit for children with hearing impairments.

• Exclusion

• Segregation

• Integration

• Inclusion

Multiple Choice

Jody is in a wheelchair. The school has been adapted so that she can move around the classroom and corridors with ease.

• Exclusion

• Segregation

• Integration

• Inclusion