Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix

Foreword xi

Introduction xiii

Changing Conceptions of Inclusion Underpinning Education Policy Cor Meijer Amanda Watkins 1

Section I Key Policy Areas For Inclusive Education

Ensuring a Strong Start for All Children: Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care Paid A. Bartolo Eva Björck-Åkesson Climent Giné Mary Kyriazopoulou 19

Financing Inclusive Education: Policy Challenges, Issues and Trends Serge Ebersold Cor Meijer 37

Educating All Teachers for Inclusion Amanda Watkins Annel De Vroey Simoni Symeonidou 63

Inclusive Vocational Education and Training (Vet) - Policy and Practice Edgar Pereira Mary Kyriazopoulou Harald Weber 89

Section II Support and Provision

How Can Education Systems Support All Learners? Tipping-Point Leadership Focused On Cultural Change and Inclusive Capability Per Skoglund Hans Stacker 111

Multicultural Diversity and Special Educational Needs Geoff Lindsay Sonali Shah Mary Kyriazopoulou 137

ICT as a Tool For Supporting Inclusive Learning Opportunities Marcella Turner-Cmuchal Stuart Aitken 159

Addressing the Challenges Of Raising Achievement For All Verity Donnelly Finn Ó Murchú Wiltrud Thies 181

Section III Monitoring the Implementation of Inclusive Education

Inclusive Assessment: Issues and Challenges for Policy and Practice Anthoula Kefallinou Verity Donnelly 209

Efficiency, Effectiveness and Equity Within Inclusive Education Systems Amanda Watkins Serge Ehersold 229

Young Voices on Inclusive Education Victoria Soriano 255

Summary and Conclusions: Ways Forward in Bridging Policy-Practice Gap Issues Within Inclusive Education 273

About the Authors 281

Index 283