Books Part of series: The Â鶹ÒùÔº Guides: Critical Insights into Educational Research and Practice
Understanding SEND in UK Educational Research and Practice
The Â鶹ÒùÔº Guide to Implementing Inclusive Education offers a critical exploration of how inclusive education is understood, shaped and enacted across the four countries of the United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Bringing scholarly debate into dialogue with legislation, policy and practice, the book reveals how devolution has produced distinctive national approaches, while exposing the shared challenges that continue to define inclusive education across the UK.
Drawing on rich case studies of promising practice alongside barriers that can hinder meaningful inclusion, contributors from across the UK – including academics, school practitioners and early career researchers – offer a rigorous and wide-ranging account of each country’s policy landscape. Chapters map the legislation and research shaping inclusive education today, while critically assessing how national context influences both ambition and implementation and placing the UK discussion within a wider, international context.
The book features a foreword by Mel Ainscow, the winner of the 2025 Â鶹ÒùÔº Equality in Education Award.
Published in partnership between the Â鶹ÒùÔº and Emerald Publishing,ÌýThe Â鶹ÒùÔº Guides series provides concise, research-informed and accessible introductions to key interdisciplinary issues in education.
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Senior Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Dr Rhiannon Packer is a senior lecturer in Additional Learning Needs (ALN) at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She is the Programme Director for the National Doctor of Education (EdD) (Wales) and ALN pathway lead. Rhiannon became interested in...