In new research, we spoke to parents who have children at special schools. They told us they value the individual support and smaller classrooms.
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Focusing on specialist schools for students with disability misunderstands the royal commission report’s point and misses its major implications for all schools.
Education segregation could continue for Australia’s young people for at least another generation – and possibly longer – in light of the disability royal commission recommendations.
Almost 90% of students with disability go to mainstream schools but an increasing number are going to special schools.
Inclusive education has been promoted since the 1970s. But research shows children with disabilities are still excluded from school activities and sports in particular
Recent articles question whether inclusive education can do more harm than good. However, neither article presents examples of inclusion. Rather, they present tragic examples of exclusion that are claimed to be inclusion-not-working.
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Senior lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise, Teesside University
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Senior Lecturer of Sports Sociology, Teesside University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Studies, Macquarie University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Special and Inclusive Education, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor, Australian Catholic University
