The January 2007 issue of Journal of Whole Schooling is now online.
These are all wonderful pieces, all exploring the interface of inclusive education and teaching with good schooling and teaching practices. The articles range from daily practice to policy. To download copies of the articles go here
Here’s an introduction to these great contributions:
Champions of Inclusion: Making the Extraordinary Ordinary. Written by Bill Henderson, Principal of O’Hearn Elementary School in Boston, a fully inclusive school, this article highlights many practical, daily actions by many people that make the experience of inclusion occur.
Multi-age Instruction and Inclusion: A Collaborative Approach. A collaborative article by Shannon Stuart, a university faculty member, and a team of teachers that explores the way in which instructional strategies, community building, and teaming help to support students of a wide range of abilities and characteristics in learning as a community.
From Policy to Practice: A South African Perspective on Implementing Inclusive Education Policy. The author, Sigamoney Naicker, was until recently the top administrator for special education in the country of South Africa. In his tenure, he worked to implement a policy and practice move to inclusive education as an integral part of that country’s efforts to transform its educational system with new values in post-apartheid times.
Please feel free to forward these to people in your networks. We also invite you to submit articles ranging from scholary research and reviews to practical voices of parents, students, and teachers. To see guidelines for submitting articles go here.
Feel free to contact the co-editors: Tim Loreman and Billie Jo Clausen.
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