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The Ecology of Inclusive Education

Reconceptualising Bronfenbrenner

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Globally, student populations in government-run schools are becoming increasingly diverse (see Gonski, 2011; Rashid & Tikly, 2010; Voltz, Sims & Nelson, 2010). Simultaneously, students are being excluded from schools, or placed into segregated educational settings in increasing numbers. Both the social and economic costs of disengagement and exclusion from, and inequalities within, education systems have been well documented (see OECD, 2010; Snow & Powell, 2012; Wilkinson & Pickett, 2010).

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Anderson, J., Boyle, C., Deppeler, J. (2014). The Ecology of Inclusive Education. In: Zhang, H., Chan, P.W.K., Boyle, C. (eds) Equality in Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-692-9_3

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