Alur, Mithu, 1943-

The journey for inclusive education in the Indian sub-continent / Mithu Alur and Michael Bach. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - xxii, 315 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Routledge research in education ; 23 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sowing the seeds of a movement for education of disabled children wi th disabilities: 1972-1993 -- 'Invisible children' : studying a policy of exclusion : 1993-1999 -- The journey begins -- Perspectives on 'invi sible children' -- Dismantling the specialist school : a whole school a pproach -- Transforming pedagogy : the process of demystification -- 'C an my child study'? Transformation of a community : a whole community a pproach -- Practitioners become researchers and lessons learned about t ransforming schools, pedagogy and community -- Changing public awarenes s -- Advocating policy change and system reform : a whole policy approa ch -- A way forward.

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Inclusive education--India.
Children with disabilities--Education--India.

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