Handbook of Inclusive Education for Educators, Administrators and Planners: Within Walls, Without Boundaries/
Madhumita Puri
- India: Sage, 2004.
Introduction: Participation by Inclusion -- Unit I: Inclusive Education --An Overview -- 1. Historical Perspectives -- International Initiatives -- National Initiatives -- 2. Why Inclusion? -- Challenges to the Individual -- Challenges to the Administration -- An Example -- What is Inclusion -- The Problem -- The Challenges -- 3. Current Provisions of Law and Policy -- 4. Special and Inclusive Educational Services in India -- Resource Allocation for Education of Disabled Children -- Lack of Data -- A Major Obstacle for Resource Allocation -- National Efforts towards Educational Access -- From Enrollment to Achievements -- NGOs: Main Services Providers -- Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) -- Separation of Children from General Education -- 5. An Inclusive World -- The Larger Picture -- Inclusion and Social Justice -- Exploring the Present Education System -- Developing an Inclusive Ethos within Schools -- Translating Ideology -- Ideal Inclusion: Building Bridges -- Unit II: Innovations in Implementation -- 6. Hearing Impairment -- How Deafness Impacts Parents -- What Inclusion Means for Hearing Impaired Students -- Prerequisites to the Inclusion Process -- Providing an Optimal Learning Environment -- Classroom and Instructional Guidelines -- Providing Classroom Supports -- Building Self-Esteem and Confidence -- Play and Leisure Activities -- Administrative Adjustments -- 7. Vision Impairment -- Early Identification and Timely Interventions -- Assessment -- Orientation -- Learning Material -- Aids and Appliances -- Examinations and Tests -- Technologies -- Counseling -- Access -- Impact -- 8. Orthopedic Impairment -- The Elements of Design -- 9. Learning Disability -- How It Affects the Student -- General Guidelines for Educators -- Dyslexia -- Dysgraphia -- Dyscalculia -- The Secondary School Years -- Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder -- 10. Cerebral Palsy -- Cerebral Palsy and Its Implications -- Early Intervention -- The Challenges -- Steps in Preparing for Inclusion -- 11. Intellectual Impairment -- Solutions within the Classroom -- Who will Benefit -- Nursery and Elementary School -- General Classroom Strategies -- Factors that Inhibit Learning -- Additional Support -- Modifying the Curriculum -- Assessments! -- 12. Autism Spectrum Disorder -- How ASD Impacts the Child -- How Schooling Impacts the Child -- Designing Effective Preschools -- Games as a Key to Inclusion -- Modifying Play Areas -- Transition from Early Childhood Program to the Elementary School -- Elementary School -- Optimizing Learning in the Classroom -- Social-skill Curriculum -- Accommodations for Students -- 13. Schools in Rural Areas -- Prejudice and Ignorance8226;The Greater Barriers -- Guidelines for School Administrators -- Curriculum Adaptation and Instructional Strategies -- Case Report of Karnataka -- Joyful Inclusion: A Classroom for All -- Unit III: The Way Forward -- 14. The Role of Special Schools -- Identification and Assessment -- Education and Rehabilitation of the Severely Disabled -- 15. Amendments in Law and Policy -- 16. The Real School -- Issues for Policymakers.