Seven Pillars of Support for Inclusive Education: Moving from 'Why?' to 'How?'
1 Concordia University College of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Editorial Note: As this article is written by one of the editors of the International Journal of Whole Schooling, Dr. Michael Peterson (Professor at Wayne State University and Director of the Whole Schooling Consortium) acted as editor in place of the author, alongside Billie Jo Clausen. This article underwent the same rigorous double peer-review and revision process as all articles submitted to the IJWS, and the decision to publish was made independently by Dr. Peterson and Ms. Clausen.
Abstract
This paper discusses the creation of essential conditions in schools and school jurisdictions in order to support the inclusion of the diverse range of learning preferences and needs found in today's classrooms. In order for inclusion to be successful educators need to work towards an educational climate and set of practices which include the adoption of positive attitudes; supportive policy and leadership; school and classroom processes grounded in research-based practice; flexible curriculum and pedagogy; community involvement; meaningful reflection, and; necessary training and resources.
Keywords
- inclusive education
- special education
- educational support
- school reform
- disability studies
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