European Perspectives on Inclusive Education in Canada

Theodore Michael Christou is a Professor of Education and an Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University, Canada.Robert Kruschel is a University Teacher and Researcher in the Department of Special Education, University of Leipzig, Germany.Ian Alexander Matheson is an Assistant Professor of Special Education, Queen’s University, Canada.Kerstin Merz-Atalik is a Professor in the Department of Special Education, Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany.

• Introduction: Inclusion in International "Dialogue"Theodore Michael Christou, Robert Kruschel, Ian Alexander Matheson, and Kerstin Merz-Atalik Part 1: Unpacking Inclusion Canada as a "Driving Force" for Inclusion Activists in European Countries?: Comparative Perspectives on Inclusive Education in Europe and CanadaKerstin Merz-Atalik Doing Belonging and Social Coherence: Discourses of Belonging in Canada and Their Influence on Social Cohesion Ayca Polat A "Swarm of Discourses": Inclusion in Canada Joachim Schroeder Inclusive Education in Canada: An OverviewJacqueline Specht and S. Anthony Thompson Part 2: Structures around Inclusive Education Current Trends in Inclusive and Special Education in Newfoundaland and Labrador, Canada, and FinlandMarkku Jahnukainen, Kimberly Maich, Sharon Penney, and Gabrielle Young Education for Young Refugees: Processes of Inclusion and Exclusion in Munich and Toronto Annette Korntheuer On the Dissappearance of Childhood: An Exploratory Interview Study of the Christian Homeschooling Millieu in CanadaDavid Jahr and Robert Kruschel Structures That Inhibit and That Support Inclusive Education in Canada: A Response from a Canadian Scholar in Inclusive EducationSteve Sider Part 3: Cultures around Inclusive Education Cultural Challenges for School and Social Participation in Canada's Indigenous Reserves: The Example of the Atikamekw Village Manawan in Québec Nastasia Herold Indigenous Cultural Inclusivity in Canadian Schools: Considerations and ImperativesJenn de Lugt Reclaiming Disability: Of Mino-Pimatisowin, Belonging, and Gentle TeachingMargaret Kress Why Decolonization is so Important: A Comment to the Paper of Margaret KressInes Boban and Andreas Hinz Part 4: Practices of Inclusive Education Individual Reference Norm Orientation and Motivation: Perspectives from Germany, Finland, and CanadaBritta Klopsch, Katharina Reschke, and Anne Sliwka Human Rights-Based Education - Inclusive and "Appropriate"?: Some Questions after Visits to Toronto and New Brunswick Ines Boban and Andreas Hinz Curriculum Design in Inclusive Education: Comparison of Curricular Approaches to Diversity at School in Prince Edward Island (Canada), Finland, and South TyrolAndreas Köpfer, Marcel Veber, and Anna Bollesen Advancing Inclusion in Education Systems: Insights from New Brunswick Cecilia Simón, Yolanda Muñoz-Martínez, and Gordon L. Porter Response from Canadian Scholar in Inclusive Education: What Can Comparative Views of Inclusive Practices Teach Us?Jeffrey MacCormack Conclusion: Inclusion in Canada: An Ongoing EffortAlexandra Minuk, Kerstin Merz-Atalik, Ian Alexander Matheson, Robert Kruschel, and Theodore Michael Christou