For the Love of the Child: Bestowing Value Amidst Inconsistent Inclusive Education Beliefs and Practices for One Student with Severe Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Mooney, Laura Rae; Lashewicz, Bonnie
Titel	For the Love of the Child: Bestowing Value Amidst Inconsistent Inclusive Education Beliefs and Practices for One Student with Severe Disabilities
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Education, 38 (2015) 4, (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1918-5979
Schlagwörter	Inclusion; Mainstreaming; Foreign Countries; Severe Disabilities; Access to Education; Equal Education; Case Studies; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Caring; Adolescents; Grade 11; Elementary Secondary Education; Interviews; Best Practices; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inklusion; Ausland; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kanada
Abstract	In this article, we chart developments of inclusive education practice and policy in Alberta, Canada, and conclude that much remains to be done toward achieving an educational system where all students, including those with severe disabilities, feel welcome and valued. We argue a need for deeper understandings of parent and educator beliefs about, and practices of, inclusive education in order to promote "mutual adaptation," built on shared beliefs and consistent practices. To this end, we present an instrumental case study examination of the inclusion experience of one Canadian student with a severe disability described from multiple parent and educator perspectives. We call attention to inconsistencies in educator beliefs and practices, yet we draw out shared beliefs rooted in "love of the child." Our study derives from Paulo Freire's understanding of love as key to educational pedagogy (1968/1970, 2005), and we uphold love as a point of convergence for parents, educators, and other educational stakeholders striving for more consistent approaches to inclusive education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01