Whole-School Success and Inclusive Education: Building Partnerships for Learning, Achievement, and Accountability

By Wayne Sailor

This authoritative guide provides an in-depth understanding of inclusion practices in public education. Featuring an impressive group of contributors who offer a variety of perspectives on and approaches to inclusion, this important volume:

Examines federal, state, and local inclusive educational policies, practices, finances, and assessments.Offers a comprehensive understanding of school-linked service integration approaches with practical ideas for implementation.Provides many examples of school reform, including school unification models and the new community school movement.Shows educators, community service providers, and family members how these reforms originated, how they work in practice, and where they are taking place.Features an important focus on the Kentucky reform initiative--the lessons learned from 8 years of assessing all students, including those with severe disabilities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807741779
• ISBN13: 9780807741771
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"