Progress Toward Agenda 2030

Dr. Danielle Lane is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Western Oregon University. Her research focuses on global understandings of disabilities in various cultural contexts. Specifically, she is interested in centralizing the importance of inclusive practices in educational provisions that are provided to students with disabilities.Dr. Nicholas Catania is an Assistant Professor and Program Manager of Elementary Education at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. His research focuses on teacher preparation for social justice as well as equitable policies and practices for the inclusion, advancement, and dignity of marginalized populations including LGBTQ+ children and families.Dr. Sarah Semon is the Technical Assistance Coordinator at Vanderbilt University. In addition to extensive experience as a teacher educator and researcher. She has over 15 years of experience collaborating with states and districts to provide professional development to improve special education outcomes.

• Foreword; Ann Cranston-GingrasChapter 1. Introduction - A Midpoint Review of the Progress Towards Agenda 2030: Inclusion for all; Danielle Lane, Nicholas Catania, and Sarah Semon Chapter 2. Progress Towards Equal Access to Education for Vulnerable Children in England; Philippa Gordon-Gould Chapter 3. Celebrating Success, not Resting on Laurels: Inclusion in Education in Ireland; Richard Rose and Michael Shevlin Chapter 4. Shared principles for working towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 in European Countries; Diana Murdoch, Margarita Bilgeri, and Amanda Watkins Chapter 5. Inclusive Education in Ghana: The Past, Present, and Future; Jennifer Arthur and Ching-I Chen Chapter 6. Critical Analysis of The Current Status of Inclusive Education in South Africa; Marinda Neethling, Elsabé Wessels, and Petra Engelbrecht Chapter 7. Agenda 2030 Progress on Inclusive Education in Lesotho; Mamotjoka Joyce Morai Chapter 8. Inclusive Education in Lebanon: Condition, Challenges and Recommendations; Rimaz Herz Chapter 9. Status of Inclusive Education in Azerbaijan; Ulviyya Tofiq Mikayilova, Lalakhanim Orujova, and Ulkar Babayeva Chapter 10. The Impact of the Pandemic and Coup in Myanmar on Inclusive Education; Zun Wai Oo and Norimune Kawai Chapter 11. Overcoming Implementation Conundrum of the Salamanca Statement with Alternative Education; Narong Kiettikunwong and Pennee Narot Chapter 12. Progress of Inclusive Education toward Agenda 2030 in Cambodia; Sokunrith Pov and Sothy Chhy Chapter 13. The Progress of Inclusive Education Toward Agenda 2030 in Indonesia; Nurul Hidayati Rofiah and Suhendri Chapter 14. Challenges of Japanese School Education Transformation Regarding Inclusive Education Toward Agenda 2030; Norimune KawaiChapter 15. Inclusive and Quality Education in Australia: The Need for Coordinated Policy Action; Stephen Hay, Wendi Beamish, and Mark Tyler Chapter 16. Review of the Status of Inclusive Education in New Zealand; Garry Hornby Chapter 17. Canada’s Progress toward UN Agenda 2030; Barbara Lazarou Chapter 18. Breaking the Continuum: Progress Towards Achieving Full-Inclusion in The United States; Shary L. Hopkins, Katrina A. Hovey, and Julia E. Snider Chapter 19. Where Does Mexico Stand Regarding the Agenda 2030 Goals For Inclusive Education?; Silvia Romero-Contreras and Ismael García-Cedillo