Partnerships for Inclusive Education

<p><strong>Shortlisted for the NASEN/TES 2007 Book Award</strong></p><p>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?</p><p>Some of the main threats to participation are discussed in this book including:</p><ul> <li>Has ‘partnership’ ever been? </li> <li>Who is excluded from 'partnership'? </li> <li>Which discourses have made participation illusive and what are the implications – theoretical and practical - for how we move forward? </li> </ul><p><em>Partnerships for Inclusive Education</em> 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. </p> 1 What partnerships for what kind of inclusive education? 2 Being seen and heard and making a difference: how children participate 3 The absent special guest: children as service users 4 Parent partnership: the need for a richer story 5 Integrated services: an invitation to inclusion, or exclusion? 6 Participation for inclusion: the Practice–People–Context Model 7 Towards authentic participation: examples of practice