Implementing inclusive education : issues in bridging the policy-practice gap / volume editors, Amanda Watkins, Cor Meijer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Front Cover; Implementing Inclusive Education: Issues in Bridging the Policy-Practice Gap; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; References; Changing Conceptions of Inclusion Underpinning Education Policy; Introduction; Difficulties in Finding Shared Definitions of Inclusion; Language Used; Legislation Being Followed; Conceptions Held by Policy-Makers; Conceptions Held by Practitioners; Developments in Thinking about and Implementing Inclusion; The Wider Policy Context for Inclusion; A Move towards Inclusive Education Systems.

The Implementation of Inclusive Education SystemsReferences; Section I: Key Policy Areas for Inclusive Education; Ensuring a Strong Start for All Children: Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care; Introduction; Definition and EU Approach to ECEC; Quality in ECEC; Main Policy Issues and Recommendations for Quality Inclusive ECEC; Inclusive Access to ECEC; The ECEC Workforce; Curriculum; Monitoring and Evaluation; Governance and Funding; Importance of an Inclusive Framework; Issues to Be Raised on Quality of ECEC; Concluding Comments; References.

Financing Inclusive Education: Policy Challenges, Issues and TrendsIntroduction to Key Policy Issues for Financing Inclusive Education; Incentivise Inclusive Education to Promote the Right to Education for All; Shifting Resource Allocation Mechanisms Away from a Needs or Disability Type of Approach; The Need to Convince Stakeholders to See Diversity as an Opportunity; Promote Equity in Education through Decentralised, Flexible and Accessible Learning Environments; Incentivising Cross-Sectoral Policies and Practices for Accessible Learning Environments.

Encouraging Flexible Support and TeachingEmbed Learners' Rights in Effective Governance and Accountability Mechanisms; Fostering Synergies among Stakeholders through Effective Governance Mechanisms; Effective Monitoring and Accountability Mechanisms for Appropriate Quality Assurance Frameworks; Conclusions; Shift from Ineffective, Inequitable and Labelling Resource Allocation Mechanisms ... ; ... To Decentralised and Flexible Inclusive Education Systems Focusing on the Enabling Effect of Policies and Practices ... ; ... And Embedding Learners' Rights in Effective Governance and Accountability Mechanisms.

AcknowledgementReferences; Educating All Teachers for Inclusion; Introduction; Teacher Education Across Europe -- The Current Policy Context; The Need for Policy Initiatives Promoting Values Based Approaches to Inclusive Education; The Need for Policy that Promotes Inclusion as a System-Wide Issue; The Need for Policy that Promotes Teacher Education for Inclusion; Barriers to Implementing Policy for Teacher Education for Inclusion; Different Approaches to Competence Development; The Need for a Deeper Understanding of Inclusion.

The volume will provide an examination of issues around how policy for inclusive education can be implemented in practice. Key policy issues for inclusive education are looked at along with recommendations to tackle these. Conclusions will focus on lessons learnt surrounding the implementation of policy and bridging the policy-practice gap.

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