Beyond Equality in the American Classroom: The Case for Inclusive Education

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Beyond Equality in the American Classroom: The Case for Inclusive Education addresses the basis of inclusive education for students with exceptionalities from the perspective of social justice and scholarship-activism. Drawing on historical, legislative, and philosophical references, this book builds the case for including individuals with exceptionalities in general education classrooms as a matter of social justice and civil rights. Providing a comprehensive foundation for exploring the concept of inclusive education scholastically, Shyman provides a well-organized and clearly-structured treatise for both the philosophy of inclusive education as well as a means of putting inclusive education into practice in American schools. With pointed critiques of the current trend of standardization and traditionalization in the current educational climate, a new philosophy for addressing inclusive education is put forth. The book is both readable and scholastically legitimate, and can be adapted for personal academic use or as a teaching tool for undergraduate or graduate classes in the areas of education, philosophy and sociology. Introduction Part I. Establishing the Historical Perspective of Exceptionality Chapter 1: Conceptions of Exceptionality: Biblical Times through the Middle Ages Chapter 2: The Educational Development of Children with Exceptionalities: 18th Century and Beyond Chapter 3: Social and Legislative Histories of People with Exceptionalities Chapter 4: Legitimizing the Field through Formal Thinking: The Development of Studies in Exceptionality Part II. Establishing the Philosophical Perspective of Exceptionality Chapter 5: The Western Philosophers Chapter 6: Exploring Concepts of Justice Chapter 7: Contextualizing Social Justice within Exceptionality Part III. Establishing the Polemic for Inclusive Education Chapter 8: The Development of the Concept of Inclusion Chapter 9: Implementing Inclusive Education in Schools with a Positive Trajectory Chapter 10: Addressing the Challenges of the Treatise