Policy, Experience and Change: Cross-Cultural Reflections on Inclusive Education

Contents - Acknowledgements - Contributors - Foreword - Introduction.Policy, experience and change and the challenge of Inclusive Education: the case of England: Felicity Armstrong and Len Barton.- Inclusive Education in Spain: a view from inside; Angeles Parrilla.- The integration of 'disabled' children in ordinary schools in France: a new challenge; Eric Plaisance.- 'Made in Italy': integrazione scolastica and the new vision of inclusive education; Simona D'Alessio.- The rhetoric of Inclusive Education in Libya: are children's rights in crisis?; Abdelbasit Gadour.- The lethargy of a nation: Inclusive Education in India and developing systemic strategies of change; Mithu Alur.- Inclusive Education in Trinidad and Tobago: Jennifer Lavia; Disability and Inclusive Education in Zimbabwe: Robert Chimedza.- Towards Inclusive Education in Canada; Vianne Timmons.- Educating the other: a journey in Cyprus time and space; Helen Phtiaka.-To be or not to be included - that is the question: disabled students in third level education; Tina Lowe and Patrick McDonnell.- It's a fit-up! Inclusive Education, Higher Education, policy and the discordant Voice; Roger Slee.-Index

From the reviews:"This book, the fourth volume in the series on Inclusive Education: Cross Cultural Perspectives, is a collection of contributions and case studies from Canada in North America, England, Ireland ... and Trinidad and Tobago from the Caribbean. ... The book is ... situated within the broad context of the series which is committed to 'exploring the meaning and function of inclusive education in a world characterized by rapid social, economic and political change'. ... The contributors range from professors, faculty deans and doctoral students." (Michael Omolewa, International Review of Education, Vol. 55, 2009)