Preface [Making sense of inclusive education : where everyone belongs]

Abstract

The rationale of this Text is to provide a critical understanding of ‘inclusive education’ and ‘disability issues’ for those professionals, practitioners and researchers that may/not be, until now, directly (or closely) affianced with the disability field but may in the future consider taking up a role within this subject matter. Inclusive education can be understood within a number of varied frameworks, namely, the cultural, historical, political and social paradigm keeping in mind that ?inclusion' is an elaborate interaction that is taking place within social structures and policy enactment. This Text will endeavour to interpret this combination of issues and decipher emerging problems contained in this complex intermix of inclusive education discourses. This Text also includes Thinking Points for every Chapter to encourage discussion and reflection. The Contributors in this work are; Ronald Balzan, Dr Andrew Azzopardi, Dr Duncan Mercieca, Amanda Muscat, George Borg, Louisa Grech, Philip Grech, Dr Elena Tanti Burlo', Charmaine Agius Ferrante, Lara Jane Grillo, Sue Anne Pizzuto, Ruth Falzon, Dr Paul Bartolo, Dr Carmel Cefai, Dr Toby Brandon, Claire Lucille Azzopardi Lane, Liliana Maric and Shaun Grech with a Foreward by Professor Susan Gabel.