School Without Walls in Twenty-first Century : From Exclusion to Inclusion Practice in Education

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. From exclusion towards promoting inclusion practices in education. 3. Components for inclusion in education. 4. Making it happen towards the inclusive schooling--West Bengal scenario. 5. Human resource development in special education--West Bengal scenario. 6. A study on teachers attitude towards inclusion in education. 7. Inclusion of children with disabilities in the mainstream education programme--a fundamental human right issue. 8. A family having children with mental retardation--a study on parental needs. 9. Validity of the checklist for screening of primary school enrolled special need children by mainstream primary school teachers. 10. A study on the teachers\' knowledge about disability. 11. Role and attitude of DLRO\'s implementing inclusion in education under "Sarva Siksha Abhijan". 12. A study on parental involvement in the education of children with mental retardation in Kolkata metropolitan city. 13. Efficacy of mainstream teachers sensitization training on inclusive education under Sarva Siksha Abhijan. A hundred ways--Loris Malaguzzi. Index.

"The ultimate goal of education of children with special needs is their social inclusion. To reach this goal inclusion in education is one aspect. The book provides teachers with theoretical and practical information needed to meet the daily challenge of inclusion of children with special needs in the disabled --friendly environment. The book is intended to help policy planners, teachers, researchers, educationists, school administrators, social workers, rehabilitation professionals, and parents working for inclusive education of children with special needs." (jacket)