Disability Studies

Educating for Inclusion

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Education systems worldwide will only successfully serve the needs of people with disability when we inclusively examine and address disabling issues that currently exist at school level education as well as further and higher education and beyond. The chapters contributing to this edited volume are presented to assist readers with a critical examination of contemporary practice and offer a concerted response to improving inclusive education. The chapters address a range of important topics related to the field of critical disability studies in education and include sections dedicated to Schools, Higher Education, Family and 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 include academic, practitioner, student and parent with contributions from Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, the UK and the US, providing transnational interest. This book will appeal to readers who are interested in innovative theoretical approaches, practical applications and personal narratives. The Introduction by Professor Roger Slee (The Victoria Institute, Victoria University, Australia) and Afterword by Professor David Connor (City University of New York) provide insightful and important commentary.
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Not Just for the Fun of It
Children’s Constructions of Disability and Inclusive Play through Spatiality in a Playspace
Pages: 1–21
Inclusive Education in Bangladesh
Stumbling Blocks on the Path from Policy to Practice
Pages: 57–73
Choosing Time
Supporting the Play of Students with a Dis/ability
Pages: 89–102
Inclusive Education for the Disabled
A Study of Blind Students in Nnami Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Pages: 103–116
Managing the Barriers in Diversity Education that We Create
An Examination of the Production of University Courses about Diversity
Pages: 117–136
A Mother Caught in Two Worlds
An Autoethnographic Account of a Mother’s Mindset and Perception When Teaching Her Son with Asperger’s Syndrome to Drive
Pages: 155–166
Technology Use and Teenagers Diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism
In and across Differentiated Spaces
Pages: 167–180
Signifying Disability and Exclusion
Tales from an ‘Accidental Activist’
Pages: 181–194
A Troubled Identity
Putting Butler to Work on the Comings and Goings of Asperger’s Syndrome
Pages: 195–214
A Hidden Narrative
Reflections on a Poster about Young People with Health Conditions and Their Education
Pages: 225–239
Afterword
Cultivating a Global Disabilities Studies in Education
Pages: 255–271
Contributors
Pages: 273–276
Index
Pages: 277–278
The book is accessible for scholars and students in disciplines including education, sociology, psychology, social work, youth studies, as well as public and allied health.
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