Policy and Intention for Balanced Learning Opportunities: Practical Implementation for Inclusive Education - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798337387864

Verlag: IGI GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Inclusive education has become a central priority in education systems worldwide, with policies increasingly emphasizing access for all learners. However, despite these commitments, a persistent gap remains between inclusive education policy and its practical implementation in classrooms. This gap is shaped by a range of real-world challenges that influence how inclusion is understood and applied across different education settings, including constraints in teacher preparation, limited resources, and differing interpretations of inclusive practice. As a result, many learners continue to experience uneven access to meaningful educational opportunities, highlighting the need to better understand how inclusive education policies are translated into everyday teaching and learning environments. Policy and Intention for Balanced Learning Opportunities: Practical Implementation for Inclusive Education illuminates the persistent gap between policy intention and actual classroom practice, offering evidence-based insights, theoretical analyses, and practical strategies for transforming inclusion policies into meaningful action. This book provides critical perspectives on both the promises and limitations of inclusive education policy and transformation dynamics into practical implementations and offers insights for narrowing the persistent gap between policy and practices across education systems. Covering topics such as scalable inclusive pedagogy, balanced learning opportunities, and inclusive cultures, this book is an excellent academic resource for graduate and doctoral students, teacher educators, education faculty, school leaders, principals, advocacy organizations, policymakers, and more.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Assimina Tsibidaki is an Associate Professor of Special Education in the Department of Primary Education at the University of the Aegean (Greece). She specializes in the psychopedagogical aspects of special and inclusive education, with research interests including students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), family support, home-school collaboration, social support networks, disability and technology, and representations of disability in children’s literature and cinema. She holds degrees from the Universities of Crete, Manchester, and the Aegean, and collaborates with institutions such as UCL’s Sleep Education and Research Laboratory. Her academic output includes two authored books, edited volumes, numerous national and international journal articles, and regular participation in scientific conferences. She also serves on several scientific and editorial committees. Email: tsibidaki@aegean.gr

Vana Chiou , Ph.D, is a member of the faculty staff at the Department of Geography, University of the Aegean (Greece). Her research interests include contemporary teaching methods, educational assessment, teacher training, and inclusive education. She is co-editor of the book series “Voices from the Classroom” (Waxmann Publications). Her published work includes edited volumes, book chapters, and articles in Greek and international journals. She has also participated in and co-coordinated several European projects. Email: b.xiou@aegean.gr

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: IGI GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798337387864
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 466
• Herausgeber: Tsibidaki Assimina, Chiou Vana
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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