DOCUMENT RESUME

ED 341 224

EC 300 899

AUTHOR

Porter, Gordon L., Ed.; Richler. Diane. Ed.

TITLE

Changing Canadian Schools: Perspectives on Disability and Inclusion.

INSTITUTION

G. Allen Roeher Inst., Toronto (Ontario).

REPORT N0

ISBN-1-895070-00-7

PUB DATE

91

NOTE

330p.

AVAILABLE FROM

The Roeher Institute, Kinsman Building. York University, 4700 Keele St., North York. Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada ($24.00).

PUB TYPE

Collected Works - General (020)

EDRS PRICE

MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS.

DESCRIPTORS

Child Advocacy; Delivery Systems; *Disabilities; Educational Change; Educational History; *Educational Philosophy: *Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Educational Trends; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Legal Responsibility; *Mainstreaming; *Parent Participation; Program Implementation; Social Integration; Teacher Role; *Teaching Methods

IDENTIFIERS

*Canada

ABSTRACT

The 15 papers in this collection present a Canadian perspective on providing services to children with disabilities in regular classes and schools. The papers are grouped into three sections: Philosophical, Legal and Historical Overview; Parent and Self-Advocacy; and Innovations and Practical Applications. Chapters have the following titles and authors:

Changing Special Education Practice: Law, Advocacy and Innovation

(Gordon L. Porter and Diane Richler);

Inclusive Education as Social Policy

(Diane Richler);

Education: A System of Social Disempowerment

(Marcia H. Rioux);

Access to Equality in Education: The Power of Parents

(S. Dulcie McCallum);

Principles of Change: A Parent’s Perspective on the Education System

(David Jory);

The Road to Inclusion: One Family’s Story

(Alene Steinbach);

A Will To Learn: The Experiences of a Self-Advocate in the Education System

(Marcia Marcaccio);

The Methods and Resource Teacher: A Collaborative Consultant Model

(Gordon L. Porter);

Leading the Way: The Role of School Administrators in Integration

(Darlene E. Perner);

The Role of the classroom Teacher

(Margaret Murray);

Implementing Multi-Level Instruction: Strategies for Classroom Teachers

(Jean Collicott);

Problem Solving Teams: A Thirty-Minute Peer-Helping Model

(Gordon L. Porter et al.);

Student to Student: Curriculum and the Development of Peer Relationships

(Julie Stone and Charlotte Campbell);

Beyond Behaviour: A Case of Social Intervention Strategies for a Student with Challenging Behaviours

(Brian Kelly and Jeff den Otter);

On Campus: Integrated Post-Secondary Education

(Melanie Panitch).

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