Advancing inclusive education for students with special educational needs: Rethinking policy and practice

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Advancing inclusive education for students with special educational needs: Rethinking policy and practice is written by Stephen Hay and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832563341 (ISBN 10) and 9782832563342 (ISBN 13).

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Salamanca Declaration (UNESCO, 1994) which began the global movement towards inclusive education for students with special educational needs (SEN). Inclusive education for this student group represents a paradigm shift in providing quality education for all students. Around the globe, this universal ideal has progressed a strengths-based approach to student learning and encouraged mixed-ability classrooms. Notwithstanding this milestone, recent studies have highlighted persistent disparities in the formulation and implementation of inclusion policies, inadequacies in teacher preparation, and imbalances in access to resources. Factors such as these continue to pose challenges in achieving truly inclusive education for students with SEN. Given this context, it is both timely and essential to undertake a critical reassessment of the inclusive education agenda for this student group. While policy frameworks may emphasize inclusion, their real-world translation often falls short, leading to gaps between intention and realization. Moreover, the limited enactment of evidence-based practices at school and classroom levels continue to impede student engagement and learning. Furthermore, there is a need to consider how inclusive education interfaces with the broader concepts of diversity, equity, and individualized learning. The goal of this Research Topic is to explore these complex issues, identify underlying barriers, and promote strategies that can genuinely move inclusive education forward for students with SEN.