Making Inclusive Education Happen ConferencePeer Reviewed Proceedings Coming Ready or Not - Are New Zealand Tertiary Institutions Ready for Those with Significant Impairments?
Presented by Dr. Stuart McLaren Despite the enactment of legislation and promulgation of wide reaching policy documents and codes of practice, many of the provisions and best practice standards that have been presented remain to be implemented by post secondary education institutions. View Presentation (pdf)
Disability, Education and the New Human Rights: Can Tomorrow's Schools Continue to Shield Government from Claims of Discrimination Against Disabled Students?
Presented by Tony McGurk This presentation examines whether New Zealand's current human rights legislation is adequate to protect the right of all disabled students to equal learning opportunities at their local primary or secondary school. View Presentation (pdf)
Inclusion of Voices of Students in Moral Education: A Malaysian Experience
Presented by Vishalache Balakrishnan This paper looks at the participation of school students in the development and implementation of a moral education curriculum. View Presentation (pdf)
It is No Use Preaching to the Converted
Presented by Wendy Neilson The importance of including physical education as part of the inclusive education classroom. View Presentation (pdf)
School for All: Children's Right to an Inclusive Education
Presented by Dr. Janis Carroll-Lind The inclusion of children with disabilities is a matter of social justice. Children and young people have the same basic human rights that adults have, but as a vulnerable population group, children with disabilities have the added need for protection and promotion of their rights. View Presentation (pdf)
The Development of Inclusive Education: Student Teaches' Perceptions
Presented by Elizabeth Manins and Ann Hardie This paper considers how elements of pre-service teacher education promote the development of inclusive education. View Presentation (pdf)
Using Mindfulness to Slow Down in Order to Speed Up Progress for Children with Special Needs
Presented by Ross Bernay This paper explores current research on the effects of mindfulness practice in early childhood, primary and secondary classrooms. View Presentation (pdf)
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