Pathway to Inclusion Voices from the Field

by Mungai, Anne; Kogan, Esther; Cohen, Alan R.; Thornburg, Devin; Weiner, Howard; Wolf, Lori Berman; Rubin, Stephen S.; Seminara, Janis; Robertson, Joanne; Singer-Dudek, Jessica; Schemitsch, Elizabeth Ann; Niles, William

• ISBN13: 9780761831235
• ISBN10: 0761831231
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-05
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This edited volume candidly uncovers the inside experiences of different educational inclusion programs for special needs students by focusing on the perspectives of students, teachers, parents, university faculty, and administrators. These voices are often silenced by professional discourses concerned with identification, assessment, placement, or practice. Pathway to Inclusion is intended for practicing and prospective teachers, administrators, related professionals, and family members of children with special needs.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Poem	xiii
The Voice of the Field of Special Education
Historical Context and Issues	1	(28)
Alan R. Cohen
Collaboration for Inclusion among General and Special Educators: Problems and Solutions	29	(18)
Anne Mungai
The Voice of Administrators
Rethinking Our Policy and Practice	47	(16)
Anne Mungai
Devin Thornburg
Designing and Implementing an Ethical and Effective Inclusion Program: A District Administrator's Perspective on Professional Development	63	(24)
Howard Weiner
School-University Collaborations: Providing a Forum for Training into the Pathway to Inclusion	87	(14)
Esther Kogan
Anne Mungai
The Voice of the Teachers
Snapshots of Inclusion in an Elementary Classroom: A New Teacher's Perspective	101	(14)
Lori Berman Wolf
I Can't Teach Children with Disabilities! I'm Not a Special Education Teacher	115	(18)
Stephen S. Rubin
The Voice of the Parents and the Students
When Inclusion Excludes	133	(20)
Janis Seminara
Including the Excluded: A Different Perspective	153	(24)
Joanne Robertson
Practical Recommendations
Recommendations for Teaching Students with Behavior Problems	177	(30)
Jessica Singer-Dudek
The Greatest Joy of All: Educating English Language Learners with Special Needs	207	(20)
Elizabeth Ann Schemitsch
Up Close and Personal: Teachers' Reflections on Inclusion	227	(12)
Joanne Robertson
Managing the Inclusive Environment: Options and Considerations	239	(22)
William J. Niles
About the Contributors	261	(4)
Caroline Wambui Mungai Foundation	265