Inclusive Education isn't Dead it Just Smells Funny

<p>Positing inclusive education as a cornerstone of democracy social equality and effective education this unique book offers a timely response to the recent conservative backlash which has dismissed inclusive education as a field of research and practice which has become outdated and unfit for purpose.</p><p>With profound insight and clarity Slee delves deep into the architecture of modern-day schooling to show how inclusive education has been misappropriated and subverted manifesting itself in a culture of ableism an ethic of competitive individualism and the illusion of <em>special educational needs. </em>A unique book in both form and content the author draws on music and art theory on real-life observations and global experience contemporary education policy and practice to reject calls for a return to segregated schooling and put forward a compelling counterargument for schooling which models the kind of world we want our children to live in – a world of authentic rather than divided communities.</p><p>A timely response to a modern-day debate with global relevance <i>Inclusive Education isn’t Dead it Just Smells Funny </i>will be of interest to researchers and educators policy makers parents and practitioners with an interest in inclusive education.</p>