Psychology for Inclusive Education: New Directions in Theory and Practice

by Hick; Peter

• ISBN13: 9780415390507
• ISBN10: 0415390508
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-10-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

What can psychology offer inclusive education? Traditionally, special education has looked to psychology for many of its theoretical resources and practical strategies. While those seeking to promote more inclusive education have tended to see psychology and psychologists as part of the problem by providing a rationale for segregation. However, in practice many psychologists today are developing inclusive ways of working, and are paying attention to psychological theories that underpin inclusive education.Psychology for Inclusive Education will reframe the contribution of psychology in terms of its relevance to inclusion and will show how psychological theories of learning and human development are compatible with inclusive education.Selected Contents Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Understanding Inclusive Learning Part 3: Promoting Inclusive Learning Part 4: Contexts and Challenges

Table of Contents

List of contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Understanding inclusive learning	p. 11
An epistemology for inclusion	p. 13
Vygotsky and inclusion	p. 24
Towards an inclusive pedagogy	p. 38
Learning in inclusive classrooms	p. 52
The psychology of inclusion: the emotional dimension	p. 66
Promoting inclusive learning	p. 79
Cooperative learning for inclusion	p. 81
Inclusive and effective schools: challenges and tensions	p. 96
Inclusive psychology and social transformation: responding to the challenges of the new South Africa	p. 108
Can educational psychologists be inclusive?	p. 117
Dynamic assessment for inclusive learning	p. 127
Collaborative consultation: psychologists and teachers working together	p. 139
Challenges and possibilities	p. 151
Towards an interdisciplinary research agenda for inclusive education	p. 153
Reframing psychology for inclusive learning within social justice agendas	p. 165
Index	p. 177
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