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Inclusion Is A Buzzword Of The 1990s. Politicians Now Stress Their Commitment To Inclusion And Social Justice - Not Competition. For Schools, Inclusion Means Accepting And Educating All Children, Irrespective Of Their Difficulties. The New Inclusive Mood Is About Including Everyone In Society's Institutions. It Has Created A Growing Demand For Schools To Find Effective Ways Of Including And Teaching All Children - Even Those Who At One Time Would Have Been Sent To Special Schools. The Book Combines A Theoretical Examination Of Inclusion And Its Rationale With The Story Of A Group Of Schools In Which Teachers, Assistants And Children Have Striven To Make Inclusion Happen. This New Book * Explores The Arguments For Inclusive Schools * Examines The International Evidence About Children's Well-being And Academic Progress In Inclusive Schools * Describes How The Pioneers Have Developed Their Practice For Inclusion * Presents The Findings Of An In-depth 18 Month Study Of A Group Of Schools Which Have Striven To Make Inclusion Happen. Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents.