Inclusion (education)

Inclusion in education was once described as an approach wherein students with special educational needs spend most or all of their time with non-disabled students. Now it is crucial that all policy makers, school boards, administrators, guidance counsellors, teachers, parents and students ensure inclusive practice in all aspects of educational environments. Research suggests that inclusivity is no longer defined by physical and cognitive disabilities but also includes a full range of human diversity with respect to ability, language, culture, gender, age and of other forms of human differences" (. Research conducted by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett indicates "student performance and behaviour in educational tasks can be profoundly effected by the way we feel, we are seen and judged by others. When we expect to be view as inferior, our abilities seem to diminish"