INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

1. Unit II
LEARNER DIVERSITY IN SCHOOLS
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2. TYPES OF DIVERSITY
Gender
Culture and Language
Marginalized
Economic disparities
Special ability Group
IMPAIRMENT
Disabled
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3. GENDER
 Gender diversity refers to the variation of genes
within a species. In the cause of any species in
the world are mainly three types of gender:
male, female and transgender/intersex.
 Gender diversity is equitable or fair
representation between genders.
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4. General principles to avoid gender diversity
 Give all students equal attention in advising and monitoring.
 Don’t overlook capable but quiet students
 Revise curricula if necessary to include female experiences and to include
them in more than just stereotypical ways
 Give each student equal attention and equally specific feedback
 Monitor classroom dynamic to ensure that discussion does not become
dominated by verbally aggressive students
 Vary the structure of the classroom models of learning.
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5. LANGUAGE
Multilingualism is the act of using,
or promoting the use of multiple
language either by an individual
speaker or by a community of
speakers
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6. The Problems of Multilingualism in a
Classroom
Nature of the language.
Multilingualism in society
Negotiating the medium of instruction
Facilitating the environment for negotiation the medium of Instruction
Classroom discourse and transactions.
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7. CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Culture and Education
understanding the role that culture plays in
the classroom is essential to effective
teaching, learning and communicative
interaction in general
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8. Important Aspects of Teaching in Multicultural
Classes
Acknowledge the difference we are all different and that is no secret.
The more we know, the more we understand
Not everything is about differences; after all there are many things we can have in
common even if we are from different.
Understanding cultural needs is very much related to class objectives.
Needless to say knowing about and understanding different cultures gives people a
huge advantage
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9. Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse
Students
Appreciate and accommodate the similarities and differences among
the student’s cultures
Build relationships with students.
Focus on the ways student’s learn and observe students to identify
their task orientations
Teach students to match their behaviors to the setting.
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10. Aims and Objectives of Cultural Diversity in
Education.
Increase self – esteem of non- mainstream students
Preserve minority group culture
Foster children’s autonomy
Promote social justice and equity
Increase diversified students exposure
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11. culturally
inclusive
classroom
Positively
interact with
Students
Actively
Discourage
classroom
incivilities
Encourage open,
honest & Respectful
class Discussion
use inclusive
language &
appropriate modes
of
address
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12. Strategies, Tips and Good Practice Examples
Engage in positive interaction with student’s
Use Appropriate Modes of Address
Eliminate classroom Infinities
Establish explicit ground rules for appropriate classroom conduct to protect against cultural exclusion
and insensitivity.
Communicate verbally and non verbally high expectations for displaying mutual respect towards all
students.
Encourage open and inclusive classroom Discussion
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13. Marginalized
 It means to put or keep (someone) in a
powerless or unimportant position within a
society or group.
 According to Arko koley “being marginalized
refers to being separated from the rest of
society, forced to occupy the fringes and edges
and not to be at the centre of things.
Marginalized people are not considered to be a
part of society “.
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14. Marginalized students
The gay ,lesbian, bisexual and transgender group of people
Homelessness
Prison / offending
Disabled children
Children belongs to the lower caste
Children belongs to the poverty
Backward students
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15. How possible to include marginalized students
in inclusive education
 To give importance to group activities which include all students in class
 Change the syllabus suitable for whole students
 Supported students in financially
 Conduct blood donation like program to avoid marginalization
 Conduct camp, field trip like program to promote socialization
 Provide awareness about constitutional value such as secularism, equality etc
 Avoid discrimination based on the color, caste, religion , gender etc among
students and teachers
 To give special consideration to marginalized students
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16. Economic disparities
 Economic inequality is the difference found in various measures of economic
well-being among individual in a group .
 Economic inequality varies between societies, historical periods , economic
structure and systems.
 There are three type of inequality
 income inequality
 pay inequality
 wealth inequality
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17. Special ability Group
Ability grouping also
known as tracking is the
practice of grouping
children together
according to their
talents
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18. Impairment, Disability
and Handicap
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19.  Impairment: any loss or abnormality of psychological,
physiological or anatomical structure or function. For example,
the inability to move the legs easily at the joints and inability to
bear weight on the feet is impairment.
 Disability: any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment)
of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the
range considered normal for a human being. Inability to walk is
a disability.
 Handicap: a disadvantage for a given individual that limits or
prevents the fulfilment of a role that is normal. Cerebral palsy is
handicapping to the extent that it prevents from fulfilling a
normal role at home, in preschool, and in the community.
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