Partnerships for Inclusive Education: A Critical Approach to Collaborative Working

By Liz Todd

Book Overview

Shortlisted for the NASEN/TES 2007 Book Award

Increased partnership between professionals, particularly through the integration of services, indicates a major opportunity for child and parent participation, but one that seems in danger of being side-stepped. Drawing on substantial research evidence, this book looks at reasons for this situation; what is happening now, what developments and initiatives have been tried and what can be done to develop a culture of participation?

Some of the main threats to participation are discussed in this book including:

Has 'partnership' ever been? Who is excluded from 'partnership'? Which discourses have made participation illusive and what are the implications - theoretical and practical - for how we move forward?

Partnerships for Inclusive Education includes a helpful framework map which guides critical thinking towards the development of a culture of collaboration and presents original and stimulating ideas to open up the complex processes that can frustrate participative practice. Combining socio-cultural ideas with post-structural thinking gives this book a strong yet accessible theoretical basis, making it a valuable resource to both an academic and a professional educational audience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415298458
• ISBN13: 9780415298452
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"