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Inclusion And Its Effects On Students, Kay E. Walker, June A. Ovington Ph.D.
Inclusion And Its Effects On Students, Kay E. Walker, June A. Ovington Ph.D.
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
Inclusion is being implemented in schools across the nation (National Study of Inclusive Education, 1994). Schools are restructuring their general and special education programs because performance in our nation's schools has been poor. Inclusion advocates believe that the inclusion philosophy will improve education for both the general and special education student (An Inclusion Talkback, 1996). However, there is much disagreement on the effects of inclusion on various categories of students and much confusion about what inclusion really means (National Study of Inclusive Education, 1994).
The conclusions made from research on the topic of inclusion depends upon the population being considered. …