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Challenges and Potential Solutions for Enabling Inclusion in Secondary Schools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Michelle Pearce  and
Chris Forlin
Michelle Pearce
Affiliation:
Edith Cowan University
Chris Forlin*
Affiliation:
Hong Kong Institute of Education
*
Chris Forlin, The Hong King Institute of Education, Hong Kong. Email: cforlin@ied.edu.hk
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Children with disabilities are increasingly being included in mainstream classes in Australian schools. In addition, many children with disabilities who are currently enrolled in primary school will be moving to secondary school in the next few years. For secondary schools to meet this challenge, it is important that the reasons for their difficulties are understood and ways of overcoming them are explored. This paper provides a discussion of the specific challenges for secondary schools regarding inclusive education, including the school structure, teaching methods, curriculum, external exams, training and the nature of adolescence. A discussion of a broad range of issues will highlight potential solutions to common concerns in secondary schools. While the inclusion of students with disabilities in secondary schools will undoubtedly identify many challenges, it is argued that these may inspire creative solutions that will benefit all children.

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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , 2005 , pp. 93 - 105
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Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 2005

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