dc.contributor.author | Anderson, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Boyle, C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-20T09:56:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-06-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | Australia was an early signatory to the Salamanca Statement, and it espouses inclusive education (IE) as the overarching philosophy of education for all. A 2015 critique of IE in Australia (Anderson and Boyle 2015) found that while some gains had been made, particularly in the recognition of the needs of some of the nation’s minority groups, the lack of a nationally accepted understanding of IE meant that it was transpiring in fundamentally distinctive ways across the eight education jurisdictions, with different outcomes for different groups of students. This paper reflects upon why Australia has struggled to enact the recommendations outlined in the Salamanca Statement a quarter of a century ago. The impacts of current education reforms, including the current model of educational provision, the understanding of disability and educational need, and the neo-liberal concepts of standardisation, measurement, and choice are explored. It challenges the idea that IE is the work of schools, and instead argues the need for a national approach to IE. Governments must acknowledge the barriers that their current policies and structures erect and shift towards a more inclusive model of educational delivery – for the benefit of all children and young people in Australia. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 03 June 2019. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/13603116.2019.1622802 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/37145 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) | en_GB |
dc.rights.embargoreason | Under embargo until 03 December 2020 in compliance with publisher policy. | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. | |
dc.subject | Inclusive education | en_GB |
dc.subject | Salamanca Statement | en_GB |
dc.subject | Australia | en_GB |
dc.subject | Neo-liberalism | en_GB |
dc.subject | education reform | en_GB |
dc.title | Looking in the mirror: Reflecting on 25 years of Inclusive Education in Australia | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-20T09:56:33Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1360-3116 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Taylor & Francis (Routledge) via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | International Journal of Inclusive Education | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-05-16 | |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-05-16 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-05-18T11:45:32Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |