Reform, Inclusion and Teacher Education: Towards a new era of special education in the Asia-Pacific Region

by Forlin; Chris

• ISBN13: 9780415464475
• ISBN10: 0415464471
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-07-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This ground-breaking book considers current perspectives on special education reform in the Asia-Pacific region. With major changes being proposed under current education reform, how can teachers cope? This book responds to this by critically examining the region's responsibilities within a global framework and by drawing on local and international research on best practices for special and inclusive education reform.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. ix
Notes on contributors	p. xi
Editorial board	p. xv
Foreword	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Education reform in the Asia-Pacific region	p. 1
Contemporary trends and issues in education reform for special and inclusive education in the Asia-Pacific region	p. 3
Education reforms in special education	p. 13
Collaboration in the era of inclusion	p. 30
Meeting new challenges of special education in China	p. 42
Support materials and activities	p. 56
Preparing teachers to work in inclusive classrooms	p. 59
Education reform for inclusion in the Asia-Pacific region: What about teacher education?	p. 61
Preparing teachers to work with young children with disabilities	p. 74
Training of Special Needs Officers in Singapore to support inclusion	p. 83
Teachers' attitudes, perceptions and concerns about inclusive education in the Asia-Pacific region	p. 90
Support materials and activities	p. 103
Effective special and inclusive practices	p. 109
The challenge of raising student levels of achievement in an inclusive national curriculum	p. 111
Promoting inclusion in the primary classroom	p. 129
The inclusive secondary school teacher	p. 142
The changing roles and responsibilities of school principals relative to inclusive education	p. 153
General classroom strategies to enhance the inclusion of students with learning difficulties	p. 169
Including children with autism in the culture of play with typical peers	p. 187
Including students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorders	p. 205
Transition for students with disabilities	p. 223
Inclusive education as a catalyst for special education reform in the Asia-Pacific region	p. 232
Support materials and activities	p. 239
Author index	p. 243
Subject index	p. 247
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