Grace Wheeler

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Topic: The development of inclusion education throughout the past decade

-I have decided that there is not enough information of special education and
Guatemala to do my inquiry because of that, I will focus on the topic of
inclusion and how it has developed throughout the development of special
education. Special education is still something that is developing in the
states and has improved a lot in the past decades.

1. Hornby, Garry. Inclusive Special Education: Development of a New Theory for the
Education of Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. British Journal of
Special Education 42.3 (2015):
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/doi/10.1111/1467-8578.12101/epdf

This article talks about the importance of inclusion in special education. The
author talks about advantages of inclusion and key principles of inclusion.
The development of inclusion has some negative and positive views on it.
Inclusion is not something that is for only high functioning student, but for all
students, even though time spent in mainstream classrooms may be
different. Inclusion is about acceptance, belonging, family, high quality
education and so much more. This article focuses on the different of just
special education and inclusive education. The article continues to talk about
definitions, rights, labelling, and many other topics on the development of
inclusive education. This article comes from the British Journal of Special
Education. Although it is a British journal, this article does not focus on
Britain education specifically, but only the topic of inclusion. This article will
be useful for my inquiry because of the definitions of inclusion and the
different ways it explains the development throughout the years. It is also a
very recent article which provides a lot of relevant information I can use.

2. Daniel, Larry G., and Debra A. King. Impact of Inclusion Education on

Academic Achievement, Student Behavior and Self-Esteem, and Parental
Attitudes. The Journal of Educational Research 91.2 (1997): Web.
http://www.tandfonline.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/doi/pdf/10.1080/002206797
09597524?needAccess=true

This next article focuses on the impact of inclusive education on parents and
students. It talks about the blending of general education and special
education into this newer topic: inclusion. According to IDEA students must
be placed in the least restrictive environment. The article talks about cases
for and against inclusion which provides a good, broad view on the topic
instead of only talking about advantages or disadvantages. Parents and
families are obviously concerned with the education their children are
getting, disability or not, and this article addressed those as well. The author
talks about the emotional well-being of students in inclusive education. The
article comes from the Journal of Education Research and was published in
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2010 so it contains information that is rather relevant and accurate. This
article will be useful to my paper because of the broad topics it covers. It
provides a lot of positive and negative information about inclusion which will
help me develop my thoughts more.

3. Kurth, J. A., and L. Keegan. Development and Use of Curricular

Adaptations for Students Receiving Special Education Services. The Journal
of Special Education 48.3 (2012)
http://journals.sagepub.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/doi/pdf/10.1177/002246691
2464782

This article talks about the different kinds of adaptions that take places in
classrooms and also putting them into use. Inclusion is something that has
been developing over the years, it has been difficult for educators to
implement this educational development. It also focuses on the effectiveness
of adaptation on curricular activities and in classrooms for students. It is
important that teachers and families create effective adaptation for the
student so that they are still being challenged but also feel more comfortable
with their work and have better outcomes. This article was published by the
Hammill Institute on Disabilities and the Journal for Special Education and
provides a scholarly approach to adaptions in classrooms and inclusion. This
will be useful for me because it provides different examples of adapting
classrooms, not just inclusion.

4. Ebersold, S. Inclusion and Mainstream Education: An Equal Cooperation System. European

Journal of Special Needs Education 18.1 (2003)
http://www.tandfonline.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/doi/pdf/10.1080/0885625032000042339?
needAccess=true

The next article talks about the combining of mainstream education with
inclusive education. It talks about the importance of unity and how this has
not yet been achieved between parents, teachers, etc. The process of
inclusion is difficult because of the many different disabilities there are today.
Educators in mainstream classrooms are education to teach general
education, while those in special education classes are educated to teach
those with a disability. This is one of the difficulties that teachers are facing.
The article also talks about how assistants and teachers need to work
together to provide the best education for students with and without
disabilities. This article also comes from the Journal of Education and
provides critics on the topic of inclusion. Because this topic is rather new, the
kinks are still being worked out and this author focuses on difference ways to
make inclusive education more attainable and effective. This is useful
because it provides different ways to improve inclusion classes for children
with disabilities.
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5. Claes Nilholm (2006) Special education, inclusion and democracy, European Journal of
Special Needs Education, 21:4, 431-445
http://www.tandfonline.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/doi/pdf/10.1080/08856250600957905?
needAccess=true

The last of my scholarly articles talks about special education and inclusion.
More specifically, the differences between traditional and alternative
perspectives on special education. Inclusion falls into the category of
alternative special education. This article discusses the relationship of special
education and inclusion, and the issues of traditional special education. The
author discusses some issues of traditional special education and how
alternative special education is more beneficial. This article is from the
European Journal of Special Education. It will be helpful in my inquiry
because it provides critics on the way our special education system is set up
right now. The author provides examples and details of how we can improve
special education.

6. Baskey, Sunil Kumar. Inclusive education. PBS parents. Education, 11 June 2012. Web. 25
Feb. 2017. http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/learning-disabilities/inclusive-education/

This page gives a deeper definition of inclusive education that the scholarly articles did not
provide. The page gives off a positive and encouraging vibe that is needed for people with loved
ones with a disability. It also provides key aspects of inclusive education like: all children
belong, all children learn in a different way, and every child has the right to be included. The
other articles talk about these things as well, but this page provides further definitions of the
principles and other pages that I can use in my research if needed. It will be useful because of the
other links and the more detailed definitions and explanations of key words in my inquiry.

7. Cook, Jessica. Advantages & disadvantages of inclusive education. Classroom. 2001. Web.
25 Feb. 2017. http://classroom.synonym.com/advantages-disadvantages-inclusive-education-
8367657.html

As the other articles mentioned, there are many advantages but also disadvantages to inclusion
education. This page refers to both. One of the largest is teacher training, as I mentioned before.
Another disadvantage is that students with special needs require more attention and time. This
results in loss of time spent with other children. On the other hand, it provides students with
disabilities with a real-world experience and a non-discrimination setting. This is important to
my paper because I am focusing on the development of inclusive education. It is necessary that I
understand both positive and negative aspects of inclusion in order to form my opinion of this
type of education.

8. Calderbank, Daniel. Towards Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities: A Guideline.
2009. Web. 25 Feb. 2017 http://www.uis.unesco.org/Library/Documents/disabchild09-en.pdf
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This last article does discuss inclusive education development in other countries besides the US.
I thought to include this article because I had run across it early in research and liked it. I think I
can use it towards the end to provide an inquiry that leads to something else. It will lead to
questions about special education in other countries and hopefully spark an interest in others
about the topic. It also addresses topics like after-school projects, which can also spark interests
of people. Inclusion education has been around for over a decade and has begun to expand into
other countries. This article has a lot of information about education, teacher training,
collaborating with parents, and laying a good foundation for students. These are important topics
because in all of the articles I researched, there was a point of concern in at least one of these.
UNESCO works to provide education and information about it. I am excited about this article
and how it will steer further research for me after this project and into my future as a special
education teacher.