ERIC Number: EJ1311855
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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ISSN: ISSN-1034-912X
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Destroying the Trojan Horse of 'Lazy Inclusivism': Collective Wit of Chinese Children, Parents, and Educators in the Context of 'Learning in Regular Classroom'
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v68 n6 p735-741 2021
Since the publication of the Salamanca Statement, inclusive education has gained prominence at a global range. In China, this has seen the implementation of 'Learning in Regular Classroom' -- a nationwide program initiated by the Chinese government in the 1980s to make regular schools accessible to children with disabilities. The developments of 'Learning in Regular Classroom' over a nearly four-decade time are laudable. Yet structural problems abound and persist. One has been 'lazy inclusivism' that insidiously conceals the unequal social order by strategically labelling certain populations as disadvantaged and diligently providing support to them through a mainstream framework that de facto silences their epistemologies and practices. 'Lazy inclusivism' sustains an astute system that tailors a cloak of laborious business to shroud its own laziness in achieving inclusion. Such labourious business is paradoxically lazy owing to its reductionist approach to inclusion that shows little interest in deconstructing the conservative understanding of disability, which itself is constructed and sustained within current schooling. This Special Issue collects wisdom of Chinese children, parents, and educators to force 'lazy inclusivism' to retreat. At the core of the collective wisdom is agency and resilience, both demonstrating autonomy and power in precarious conditions.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Students with Disabilities, Resilience (Psychology), Faculty Development, Administrator Role, Principals, Teacher Role, Teacher Competencies, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Elementary School Students, Parent Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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