Puri, Madhumita

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.

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