Key aspects of inclusion in practice

Many definitions have been written of inclusion. One of the least prescriptive is provided by the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE, 1996). This suggests that an inclusive school contains the following elements  

Membership of the school community is open, positive and diverse. It is not selective, 

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC, 1994) has a hst of twelve principles for successful inclusive schools, andmany of these are similar to the CSIE s list. However, it also states that the inclusive school has the following  

Stainback and Stainback (1990) have developed a similar list for schools and local administrators which emphasises strategies for promoting inclusive schooling. It includes the following  

All this advice has been important for the Somerset Inclusion Project, as the analysis reported in Part II of this book will show. In particular, the questions of leadership, coordination and flexibility of role seem crucial for the success of inclusion in any given school and it will be important for any project promoting inclusion to influence them. 

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