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Towards Inclusion of Students with Special Educational Needs in the Regular Classroom
Author(s) -
Knight Bruce Allen
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9604.00091
Subject(s) - inclusion (mineral) , mainstream , pedagogy , special educational needs , mainstreaming , advice (programming) , mathematics education , special education , psychology , special needs , sociology , political science , computer science , social psychology , law , psychiatry , programming language
This article discusses the philosophy of inclusion before outlining the advantages and some concerns of implementing inclusion into classroom practice. Advice is given on school policy, and the concept of ‘guided internality’ is introduced. The author warns against reproducing the features of a segregated school in a mainstream setting.