Inclusion of All Students in General Education? International Appeal for A More Temperate Approach to Inclusion

James M. Kauffman, Marion Felder, Bernd Ahrbeck, Jeanmarie Badar, Katrin Schneiders
2018 Journal of International Special Needs Education  
Including students with disabilities in general education when appropriate is an important goal of special education. However, inclusion is not as important as effective instruction, which must be the first concern of education, general or special. Full inclusion, the claim that all students with disabilities are best placed in general education with needed supports, is a world-wide issue. Full inclusion does not serve the best interests of all students with disabilities. Including all students
more » ... in the common enterprise of learning is more important than where students are taught.
doi:10.9782/17-00009 fatcat:zvkpyc7c4bapxn2uvyp4fljcai