Working Towards Inclusive Education: Social Contexts

by Peter J. Mittler

This book provides a clearly written, wide-ranging overview of current key issues and challenges arising from the implementation of more inclusive policies and provision in education in this country and internationally. The author sets policies for inclusive schools in the broader contexts of current policies which aim to reduce poverty and social exclusion, and the wider global background of the United Nations drive to promote 'Education for All'. The book draws a distinction between integration and inclusion and provides a critical analysis of the government's Program of Action and the revised National Curriculum and their implications for schools, pupils and families.

222 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Professor Peter Mittler CBE has spent a lifetime committed to the human rights of people with intellectual disabilities.

Mittler is one of the world’s most respected and eminent scholars of the field of special needs and inclusive education. He was appointed Professor of Special Needs Education at the University of Manchester in 1973, becoming Dean of the Faculty from 1991 until his retirement in 1994. Internationally, he has been involved in consultancy and advisory work in disability, inclusive education and staff development for the United Nations, UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO and ILO. Since retirement, he has been Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Hong Kong (1997-8).

Reviews

[Camila · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is good, but it becomes a little repetitive.
I really like some of his thoughts about inclusive education throughout the book and a few other I just couldn't relate to at all.