Principles of inclusive practice in schools: what is COVID-19 teaching us?

Brent Bradford, Tim Loreman, Umesh Sharma

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Abstract

In March 2020, schools worldwide closed due to COVID-19 and students were required to continue learning from home. Following a review of principles for inclusive practice in schools, we share related literature focusing on how school systems employed these principles during online delivery. After describing emergent themes, we provide a commentary suggesting that the online learning environment resembled the “building of a plane, while flying”. Although there was disregard of a number of principles globally, positive stories are also shared to disseminate ideas for moving forward. We conclude with some key recommendations for future development of inclusive education in schools.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Encyclopedia of Education
EditorsRobert J. Tierney, Fazal Rizvi, Kadriye Erkican
Place of PublicationThe Netherlands
PublisherSpringer
Pages115-125
Number of pages12
Volume9
Edition4th
ISBN (Electronic)9780128186305
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • inclusive practice
  • COVID - 19
  • Principles
  • lessons learned

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