Inclusion from the Inside Out

TitleInclusion from the Inside Out
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsBuursma, DR
Journal TitleJournal of Religion, Disability & Health
Volume14
Pages385–392
ISSN1522-8967
Abstract

During the late 1980s, the idea of inclusive Christian education came to West Michigan. This article describes one family's journey from self-contained educational programming through a “least restrictive environment” classroom to inclusive education in a Christian day school setting. While acknowledging the challenges and struggles experienced along the way, the story celebrates the results of a determined effort on the part of school administrators, staff, faculty, and the student community to embrace students who make their way around differently and who learn at a different pace. The article delineates the mutual benefits of inclusivity and drives home the point that inclusive education in the Christian day school setting can be transformational for all involved.

URLhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15228967.2010.517440
DOI10.1080/15228967.2010.517440

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