Reflecting the recent, extensive changes in special and general education, this new edition examines a range of timely topics as it explains the evolution of inclusive education over the past five years.

You'll learn about

• curriculum, instruction, and assessment in inclusive classrooms
• strategies for collaborative teaming and co-teaching
• ways to empower and motivate students
• a framework for understanding and facilitating systems change

Chapter-length case studies show you how a variety of districts have made inclusion work. Special "reflection" chapters provide firsthand accounts of how inclusive education affects different members of the learning community. Throughout, the editors' perceptive writing clarifies the integral roles of students, faculty, and families in creating and maintaining inclusive schools and classrooms.

About the Editors
Contributors
Prologue by Norris G. Haring
For the Reader

Section I: Reexamining the Purpose of Schooling

Working toward a Common Goal
M. Stephen Lilly

1. Setting the Context: History of and Rationales for Inclusive Schooling
   Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand
   
   
2. Inclusion and School Restructuring: A New Synergy
   Alan Gartner and Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky
   
   
3. Reclaiming Our Youth
   Steven L. Van Bockern, Larry K. Brendtro, and Martin Brokenleg
   
   
4. Rediscovering the Right to Belong
   Norman Kunc
   
   
5. A Framework for Thinking About Systems Change
   Timothy P. Knoster, Richard A. Villa, and Jacqueline S. Thousand
   
   

   Reflection: A Credo for Support
   Norman Kunc and Emma Van der Klift

Section II: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Inclusive Schooling

A Vision for the Future
Martha L. Thurlow and James G. Shriner

6. Achieving Social Justice Through Education for Responsibility
   Jacqueline S. Thousand, Ann I. Nevin, and Mary Elizabeth McNeil
   
   
7. Adaptations in General Education Classrooms
   Sharon Vaughn and María Elena Arguelles
   
   
8. Creating a Community of Learners with Varied Needs
   Mary A. Falvey, Mary Blair, Mary Patricia Dingle, and Nancy Franklin
   
   
9. Standards, Assessments, and Individualized Education Programs: Planning for Success in the General Education Curriculum
   Michael L. Hock
   
   

   Reflection: In the Mainstream: A Confirmation Experience
   Ro and Joe Vargo

Section III: Emerging Collaborative and Creative Roles and Processes in Inclusive Schools

Collaborating to Connect the Inclusion Puzzle
Ann I. Nevin

10. Collaborative Teaming: A Powerful Tool in School Restructuring
    Jacqueline S. Thousand and Richard A. Villa
    
    
11. Problem-Solving Methods to Facilitate Inclusive Education
    Michael F. Giangreco, Chigee J. Cloninger, Ruth E. Dennis, and Susan W. Edelman
    
    
12. Maximizing the Mindware of Human Resources
    Jeanne Bauwens and Patricia H. Mueller
    
    
13. Role of Related Service Personnel in Inclusive Schools
    Michael F. Giangreco, Patricia A. Prelock, Richard R. Reid, Ruth E. Dennis, and Susan W. Edelman
    
    

    Reflection: Collaboration for "Regular Lives": An Invitation to Our Children's Teachers
    Lisa and Alan Houghtelin

Section IV: Examples of Inclusive Schooling in Action

CREATE Inclusive Schools
Margaret E. King-Sears

14. Restructuring to Create a High School Community of Learners
    Lori Eshilian, Mary A. Falvey, Catherine Bove, Mary Jane Hibbard, Jeffrey Laiblin, Connie Miller, and Richard L. Rosenberg
    
    
15. Chronicles of Administrative Leadership Toward Inclusive Reform: "We're on the train and we've left the station, but we haven't gotten to the next stop"
    Alice Udvari-Solner and Maureen W. Keyes
    
    
16. The Swanton School District (Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union): A Second Look at an Inclusive School
    Richard Schattman and Linda Keating
    
    
17. You CanTeach an Old Dog New Tricks
    Patrick Schwarz and Denise Lee Bettenhausen
    
    
18. New Brunswick School Districts 10, 12, and 13: The Story Continued . . .
    Gordon L. Porter, Jean Collicott, and John Larsen
    
    

    Reflection: A Conversation with Rachel Holland's Parents
    Richard A. Villa with Robbie Holland and Kim Connor

Section V: Future Directions and Reflections

If I Could Dream: Reflections on the Future of Education
Susan Bray Stainback

19. Spirituality in Leadership: Implications for Inclusive Schooling
    Colleen A. Capper, Maureen W. Keyes, and George T. Theoharis
    
    
20. Preparing Educators to Implement Inclusive Practices
    Richard A. Villa, Jacqueline S. Thousand, and James W. Chapple
    
    
21. From Normalization to Enrichment: A Retrospective Analysis of the Transformation of Special Education Principles
    Edvard Befring, Jacqueline S. Thousand, and Ann I. Nevin
    
    
22. The Universal Design for Promoting Self-Determination
    Mary-Ellen Fortini and Mary FitzPatrick
    
    
23. Passing the Torch
    Cecelia Ann, Joseph F., and Judith Ann Pauley
    
    
24. Epilogue: From the Inside Out and the Outside In
    Aaron Muravchick
    
    

    Reflection: Closing the Circle
    Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand