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An invited article
Taking an inclusive turn
Mel Ainscow 1
  1 University of Manchester
Address for correspondence Mel Ainscow, University of Manchester, School of Education, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. Email: mel.ainscow@manchester.ac.uk.
Copyright © 2007 The Author
Journal compilation © 2007 nasen
KEYWORDS
inclusion • organisational paradigm • school culture

ABSTRACT

This special edition of the journal focuses on what is, arguably, the biggest challenge facing education systems, that of developing practices that will reach out to those learners who are failed by existing arrangements. Specifically, the papers look at ways of using the views of stakeholders in order to move schools and other centres of learning in a more inclusive direction.

My own contribution is to provide an overall context for the ideas presented by the authors. I do this by first reflecting on what inclusion in education means and then outlining my own thoughts on what research suggests about strategies for moving thinking and practice forward. This leads me to stress the importance of evidence as a 'lever for change' (Ainscow, 2005, p. 111).


DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI)
10.1111/j.1471-3802.2007.00075.x About DOI

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