Theories, Contexts, Practices: Traveling Alongside the Possibilities of ‘Inclusion’

Abstract

This chapter lays out the conceptual foundations for this book. Grounded in the tradition of disability studies, the authors describe their orientation to ‘inclusion’ and the entangled institutions of general and special education. They explain their attachment to the many ‘articulations’ of inclusive practices rather than engage in discourses of ‘implementation’ which inadvertently divide world regions. In doing so, they briefly trace the evolution of inclusion as a global concept and its relation to conditions in different parts of the world. They subsequently offer an introduction to the different chapters in the book.

Citation

Naraian, S. and Amrhein, B. (2022), "Theories, Contexts, Practices: Traveling Alongside the Possibilities of ‘Inclusion’", Amrhein, B. and Naraian, S. (Ed.) Reading Inclusion Divergently (International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, Vol. 19), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-363620220000019001