Rethinking Inclusive Education: The Philosophers of Difference in Practice (Inclusive Education: Cross Cultural Perspectives)
Julie Allan
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Hardcover. Takes key ideas of the philosophers of difference - Deleuze, Foucault and Derrida - and puts them to work on inclusion of disabled children. This book is suitable for teacher educators, researchers, student teachers and practising teachers concerned about inclusion. Series: Inclusive Education: Cross Cultural Perspectives. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
One of the important responsibilities that advocates of inclusion need to continually practise is that of self-criticism. This includes examining and re-examining the assumptions informing our perspectives, the concepts that we use including ‘inclusive education’ and our intentions, especially in relation to the question of change. We need to beware of the danger of unexamined orthodoxies, the possibilities of ado- ing inclusive language with little, if any, changes in our thinking and practice and a sterile and insensitive position with regard to the pursuit of new or alternative ideas. In this very important book, Allan powerfully reminds us of the ... Read more
One of the important responsibilities that advocates of inclusion need to continually practise is that of self-criticism. This includes examining and re-examining the assumptions informing our perspectives, the concepts that we use including ‘inclusive education’ and our intentions, especially in relation to the question of change. We need to beware of the danger of unexamined orthodoxies, the possibilities of ado- ing inclusive language with little, if any, changes in our thinking and practice and a sterile and insensitive position with regard to the pursuit of new or alternative ideas. In this very important book, Allan powerfully reminds us of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Inclusive Education: Cross Cultural Perspectives
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402060922
SKU
V9781402060922
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