Knowledge of Inclusive Education

Elizabeth Walton is a Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham and a Visiting Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand. She has previously published Teacher Education for Diversity (2018, Routledge) and The Language of Inclusive Education (2016, Routledge).

• Chapter 1: Inclusive education: A knowledge practice based on an ecology of knowledgesChapter 2: Types, typologies and triads: Knowledge for inclusive teachingChapter 3: “That’s where the action is”: Teacher educators in the inclusive education knowledge ecologyChapter 4: Teachers as collective inclusive education knowledge bricoleursChapter 5: “Think of what you could learn”: Parent knowledge in the inclusive education knowledge ecologyChapter 6: “They don’t understand what we are going through”: The value of student voice in the inclusive education knowledge ecologyChapter 7: Topics, trends and trajectories: Academic knowledge in the inclusive education knowledge ecologyChapter 8: Toolkits and guideline documents: Grey literature in the inclusive education knowledge ecologyChapter 9: Policy knowledge-making in the inclusive education knowledge ecologyChapter 10: A decolonial and ecological undoing and redoing of inclusive education knowledge

This important book shines a light on the real experts on inclusive education – teachers, teacher educators, parents and students – and guides us through what we still need to know and do in order to be inclusive. Walton challenges us to ‘undo and redo’ inclusive education to rediscover the power and politics that must be at its heart and fills us with hope, courage and determination for an inclusive future.Professor Julie Allan FAcSS, Professor of Equity and Inclusion, University of Birmingham, UKIn this expansive and field-shaping book, Walton takes readers through a sophisticated and thought-provoking journey of understanding the complex practice of inclusive education. It is recommended reading for all who are committed to the development of a more just and equitable inclusive education system in diverse contexts.Professor Ruksana Osman, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Wits University, South AfricaAn important book that brings together different 'knowledges' of inclusive education which can often exist in opposition or silos. Walton writes with clarity and rigour, challenges us to think differently and provides hope and direction for the future of inclusive education.Tom Rees - Chief Executive, Ormiston Academies Trust, England, UK