About the Book :
As inclusive culture begins to
pervade through the educational systems it is imperative for the educationists,
policy makers and other stakeholders to understand the phenomenon as it exists.
This book clarifies concepts, elucidate contextual realities, and build a
working model for inclusive education in India. It brings to the audience the
experiences of children with disabilities within inclusive school settings and
how the school responds to their varied needs. With its structures, rules, and
objectives, a school is like a microcosm of the world. Thus, the schools must
model the behaviour and attitudes which are transferred to the posterity. The
book surfaces myriad of issues which affect the culture, policy and practice of
schools and recommends a way forward.
About Author :
Dr. Ashima Das is working
in the field of counselling psychology, disability, mental health, health
research and development for last ten years. She pursued her doctoral degree at
Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She is a recipient of National Kusuma Best
Young Researcher Award (2010) for her distinguished work in the field of
education of children with disabilities. She has published extensively, one of
her well-known book Differential Childhood which deals with developmental
perspectives and inclusive educational initiatives for children with
disabilities.
Dr. Shankar Das is a
Professor and the Chairperson of the Centre for Health Policy, Planning and
Management in the School of Health System Studies at the Tata Institute of
Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India. In 2012 he was a Visiting Fellow at the
LSE to develop cross-cultural Indo-UK policy research in area of elderly health
care. Dr. Das has published extensively in reputed peer reviewed journals and
written books on diverse subjects.
Dr. Ruth Kattumuri is
Co-Director of the India Observatory and Asia Research Centre at the London
School of Economics (LSE). In over two decades of experience in higher education
in UK and India, Dr. Kattumuri has pioneered several innovative knowledge and
skills development programmes. She is a Cambridge Commonwealth Fellow and is
also adviser to education and development related organisations in UK and
various educational institutions in Asia.
