Diversity and Educational Environments

Title
Diversity and Educational Environments
Publication Date
2008
Author(s)
Ashman, Adrian
Merrotsy, Peter
Editor
Editor(s): Adrian Ashman and John Elkins
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Pearson Education Australia
Place of publication
Frenchs Forest, Australia
Edition
3
UNE publication id
une:3495
Abstract
As you can see from the title, this chapter is about the environment in which teaching and learning occur: Where we are today in terms of the delivery of education is at least partly the result of historical developments and government responses to the needs of young people and reactions to the political pressures. The previous chapter provided a background to these influences. Here, we explore the context and the factors that lead to successful learning and problem-solving. In this chapter you will learn about: •some of the historical place-markers in the treatment and education of people with diverse learning needs; •how disability is defined; •the place of giftedness and talent in the presentation of diversity; •the importance of self-perception and identity in school systems around Australia; and •the teaching-learning ecology that governs successful learning outcomes.
Link
Citation
Education for Inclusion and Diversity, p. 57-89
ISBN
1442502045
9781442502048
Start page
57
End page
89

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