Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion Paper SOC/315 December 15‚ 2010 Professor Dr. Lorthridge Introduction This paper will discuss and focus on the four dimensions of diversity: ethnicity‚ gender‚ differences in skills‚ abilities and personality traits and how they have an impact in my workplace. To be able to go further in this paper one should understand the definition of diversity. Diversity is a variety between people associated to factors such as culture‚ employment status‚ education
Premium Ethnic group Business Culture
Learning by Teaching and Increased Exposure in the Classroom The idea of inclusion or mainstreaming has been around the education community for a long time. Both of these ideas involve including students with learning disabilities in regular classrooms to be taught by regular teachers rather than special education teachers. The difference between the two is that inclusion allows for a learning disabled student to be in a classroom for the majority of their day and mainstreaming allows or a
Premium Education Educational psychology Disability
new importance and relevance. In an attempt to satisfy the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001‚ a growing number of special educators agree that full inclusion is the optimal approach for providing the individualized services needed by young learners with special needs. Known as “mainstreaming” in the past‚ full inclusion means integrating students with special physical‚ cognitive or emotional needs into traditional classroom setting.
Premium Education Educational psychology Special education
When It was proposed that full inclusion of children with disabilities is a civil right‚ it makes one want to research the topic more by going through the various websites and reading what human rights advocates were discussing. The Learning Disabilities Association of America were quoted as saying “that they do not support ‘full inclusion’ or any policies that mandate the same placement‚ instruction‚ or treatment for ALL students with learning disabilities.” There are no two disabilities that are
Premium Education Educational psychology Disability
Explain how you could promote inclusion‚ equality and diversity with your current/ future learners. Identify other points of referral available to meet the potential needs of learners. I teach on a one to one basis but if i was working in a classroom environment I would promote inclusion in the classroom by using various methods. These include Partnering different abilities of learners so they can learn from each other and all have a chance to get to know each other/work with each other.
Premium Education Educational psychology Teacher
Equal Inclusion Case Law Frances Melodye Holloway AED 204 March 13‚ 2013 Sondra Jones Equal Inclusion Case Law Equal inclusion in the classroom is very important in education today; the teachers have to follow the laws in their classrooms. I will explain how certain laws and court cases affect the classroom for equality. Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) This case was about equal education for blacks as in the whites‚ for the blacks to be able to attend any school whether it was a white
Premium Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Disability
EFFECTIVE INCLUSION Effective Inclusion Practices David Cooper‚ University of Phoenix Online January 21‚ 2008 Inclusion describes the development of services to those with disabilities‚ while attending classes in a general educational setting. The IDEA mandates that all children regardless of their disability have the right to a free and appropriate education‚ in the least restrictive environment. Although the IDEA does not require inclusion‚ the law
Premium Educational psychology Education Inclusion
critically in the process of learning. * Inclusion is about recognising and respecting the differences among all learners and building on the similarities. * Inclusion is about supporting all learners‚ educators and the system as a whole so that the full range of learning needs can be met. The focus is on teaching and learning actors‚ with the emphasis on the development of good teaching strategies that will be of benefit to all learners. * Inclusion focuses on overcoming barriers in the system
Free Education Special education Inclusion
diversityExplain how you could promote Inclusion‚ Equality and Diversity within your current/future learners. Identify other points of referral available to meet the potential needs of learners. * Inclusion means involving all learners and treating them equally and fairly‚ without directly or indirectly excluding anybody * Equality is the enjoyment of equal rights by all‚ each individual being regarded as of the same importance and receiving the same treatment. * Diversity is valuing
Premium Learning styles Inclusion Disability
Introduction This report details the role of educational inclusion‚ individual and general perspectives on inclusion and how the medical and social models have played a great part in the conception and in its application in regards to inclusion in the past and in recent times. Inclusion has different conception and used in certain terminology that relates to inclusion. It is used in different settings such as in social care and in the educational setting in the society today. In this report I will
Premium Educational psychology Education Inclusion