 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Providing
insight into changing the attitudes of regular educators concerning
inclusive practice and knowledge concerning accommodating students with
special learning needs is the focus of this edition. We also have an
article addressing concerns about the use of behavior modification in
public school classrooms. As the conversation continues concerning including
students with special needs in regular education classrooms, the need
for greater awareness and acceptance of the diversity inherent in the
human condition becomes clearer in light of the September 11th attacks
on the World Trade Center. One article highlights dispositions of caring
and concern that can be taught in public school classrooms. Dr. Karen A. Verbeke discusses and identifies strategies and approaches to accommodating students with special needs in the regular classroom. This article also highlights the need for ongoing communication and collaboration between regular and special educators to provide for the needs of all students. Dr. James D. Dunne writes a very cogent rebuttal to the recent criticism of the use of behavior analysis/behavior modification in public school situation. This article highlights four approaches to instruction that have proven to be extremely beneficial not only for students with disabilities but also for all students in general education classrooms. Dr. Dunne provides insight into these well-researched and proven instructional techniques. Dr.
Julie K. Ivey
and Dr. Kathryn Reinke document
changes in pre-service teachers attitudes to inclusive practice due
to the interactions and training they have received during a summer
program in environmental education. This article reveals the need for
pre-service preparation for inclusive practice for both regular and
special educators and highlights the resistance by regular educators
to inclusive practice and settings. Dr. Griffith, Dr. Cooper and Dr. Ringlaben provide a paradigm and model for full acceptance of student with disabilities in regular education classrooms. Unique to their approach is the effort to make "students with disabilities part of a circle of relationships rather than the center of relationships". This article highlights the need to teach caring dispositions in public education. This current
edition continues the conversation and enhances the knowledge base concerning
inclusive practice and access to knowledge within the public school.
We hope you enjoy and learn from the reading of it.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
