INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: SOME REFLECTIONS

Over the past three decades, debates over disabilities have been dominated by two concepts: „Inclusive‟ and „integrated‟ education. This article reviews the conceptual and empirical researches on inclusive education. Inclusive education of students with disabilities in general education contexts has been a global movement. This paper highlighted conditions for successful inclusion of students with disabilities; instructions in inclusive schools; guidelines for inclusive education for CWSN; teachers‟ practices in inclusive class and the progress of students with high incidence disabilities in inclusive setting. Impact of inclusion on students‟ adjustment; impact of social interaction on communication skills of students with disabilities; principals‟ attitudes and perceptions of teachers toward inclusion were also highlighted. Further, social relationships; peer support; support system to students with disabilities for their educational inclusion and barriers to inclusion and students‟ accessibility to different supports for their educational inclusion were also reviewed.