Inclusion from the Inside Out

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 ack...

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Published in:Journal of religion, disability & health
Main Author: Buursma, Dirk R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2010
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Further subjects:B Inclusion
B students with disabilities
B Disabilities
B Christian special education
B Inclusive Education
B Christian day schools
B Special education
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1522-9122
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15228967.2010.517440