Inclusive Education in Low-Income Countries

Mariga, Lilian, McConkey, Roy

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Mariga, Lilian and Roy McConkey.

Inclusive Education in Low-Income Countries: A resource book for teacher educators, parent trainers and community
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References and Further Reading

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Further Reading on Inclusive Education

Alur, M. & Timmons, V. (2009) Inclusive Education Across Cultures: Crossing Boundaries, Shar-
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Armstrong, A.C., Armstrong, D. & Spandagou, I. (2010) Inclusive Education: International
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Cheshire International.
Clough, P. & Corbett, J. (2000) Theories of Inclusive Education: A Student’s Guide. London:
Paul Chapman Publishing.
Inclusion International (2009) Better Education for All when we’re included too: A Global
Report. London: Inclusion International. Available at: http://ii.gmalik.com/pdfs/Better_Edu-
cation_for_All_Global_Report_October_2009.pdf
Lansdown, G. (2009) See Me Hear Me: A Guide to Using Article 24 of the CRPD. London:
Save the Children UK.
Mitchell, D. (2008) What Really Works in Special and Inclusive Education: Using Evidence-Based
Teaching Strategies. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Mitchell, D. (2008) Contextualizing Inclusive Education: Evaluating old and new international
perspectives. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Mittler, P. (2000) Working towards inclusive education: Social contexts. London: David Fulton
Publishing.
Mittler P (2012). Overcoming Exclusion: Social Justice through Education. World Library of
Educationalists. London: Routledge.
Rieser, R. (2012) Implementing Inclusive Education: A Commonwealth Guide to Implementing
Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. London: Common-
wealth Secretariat.
Rose, R. (2010) Confronting the Obstacles to Inclusion: International Responses to Developing
Inclusive Education. London: David Fulton Publishers and Nasen.
Timmons, V. & Walsh, P.N. (2010). A Long Walk to School: International Research on Inclusive
Education across the Life-Span. Amsterdam: Sense Publishers.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (2003). Open File on Inclu-
sive Education: Support Materials for Managers and Administrators. Paris: UNESCO.

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 Websites
These two websites have a wealth of resources available on inclusive education:
UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/
strengthening-education-systems/inclusive-education/
Enabling Education Network (EENET): http://www.eenet.org.uk/index.php

International DPOs
Inclusion International (mainly for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities).
http://www.inclusion-international.org/
Disabled Peoples International ( DPI). Founded in 1981, it covers five regions: Africa, Asia
Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America and Caribbean, and works in 70 countries.
http://www.dpi.org/
Sight savers is an international charity that works with partners to eliminate avoidable
blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people in the developing world.
http://www.sightsavers.org/
The World Federation of the Deaf represents some 70 million deaf people worldwide.
https://wfdeaf.org/

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