Inclusive Education, Politics and Policymaking

This book is a critical overview on the history of inclusive education policy and practice developments, with suggestions for possible ways forward.

Anastasia Liasidou is Assistant Professor of Inclusive Education at the European University, Cyprus, and former Senior Lecturer of Inclusive Practice and Education at Roehampton University, London, UK.

Introduction 1. Perspectives on Inclusion: Discourses, Politics and Educational Practice 2. Pedagogy for Inclusion 3. Special Education Policymaking: A Critique 4. Understanding Education Policymaking 5. Defining the Notion of Ideology: The Interplay of Ideas 6. Inclusive Policies and Institutional Conditions 7. Cross-cultural Perspectives on Inclusive Education Policymaking 8. Conclusions Bibliography Index