Moderate Learning Difficulties And The Future Of Inclusion

Children with mild to moderate learning difficulties MLD make up the largestsubgroup of children requiring special educational needs and yet they areoften negle... » 

Children with mild to moderate learning difficulties MLD make up the largestsubgroup of children requiring special educational needs and yet they areoften neglected in terms of research and in their influence on futureGovernment policy directions. The authors of this book developed out of aNuffield Foundation research project have listened to and considered theperspectives of children with moderate learning difficulties in relation to Their educational provision Their feelings about the labels that are used for them Issues around their identity and selfperception The way they feel about social interaction and bullying.The authors weave their findings into a wider review of current research in theMLD field and use a range of perspectives in the book from the professionalto psychological and sociological. They raise issues about the extent of futureinclusion for the remaining groups of pupils with MLD in special schools anddiscuss various options for future policy and practice. Students researchersand academics who are active in the field of inclusive education will find thisan insightful and comprehensive text. «