Glossary

Inclusion :  Inclusion is a term which expresses commitment to educate each child, to the maximum extent appropriate, in the school and classroom he or she would otherwise attend. It involves bringing the support services to the child (rather than moving the child to the services) and requires only that the child will benefit from being in the class (rather than having to keep up with the other students). The term ‘inclusion’ involves educating all children in “regular” classrooms all of the time, regardless of the degree or severity of a disability. It is about a child's right (irrespective of their ethnicity, culture, or disability)

Mainstream/mainstreaming : Generally, mainstreaming has been used to refer to the selective placement of special education students in one "regular" classroom. A student must "earn" his or her opportunity to be placed in regular classes by demonstrating an ability to "keep up" with the work assigned by the regular classroom teacher. This concept is closely linked to traditional forms of special education service delivery.

Segregation : Young people with special educational needs are being placed in separate schools or units. This tends to force disabled people to lead a separate life.

Integration : Young people with special educational needs being placed in mainstream provision with some adaptations and resources but on condition that the young person can fit in with pre-existing structures, attitudes and an unaltered environment.

Education: New Zealand's Education Information Online; [] Formal education is compulsory for ages 6-16 (15 with parental and school permission), in New Zealand, this can however be from many different forms yet all based on the understanding and outline of // The New Zealand Curriculum 2007. //  Education is the activity of knowledge shared, and developing the ability to think individually while safe guidance is given for students from teachers. <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;"> The five key competencies outlined are to support and encourage life long learning, these are: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">These highlight the need for all students to be included for our future as a whole to embrace growth and share knowledge in a supportive and inclusive manner. Education is for all to be guided with and dependent on the school culture and classroom ethos students can grow, inspire, encourage and flourish with education. The Swiss cognitive theorist; Jean Piaget believed '//children actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore their world//'(Berk 2010), that ' <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">...education means making creators...'
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">thinking
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">using language, symbol and texts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">managing self
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">relating to others
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">participating and contributing

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Multiculturalism <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;"> Communities with ethnic, religious and cultural diversity, share a multicultural opportunity to embrace. Many schools in New Zealand have diverse students from multiple cultures that must share classrooms for education. These multiple cultures have a wide variety of understandings and practices to share and to become included <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">(St. George, Brown, & O'Neill, 2008) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">. When a classroom culture is supportive and safe, our multicultural communities will grow and flourish with empathy and understanding for effective learning to take place.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Diversity <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;"> The various areas of diversity can be differences in culture, physical or mental abilities/disabilities and in each sense have different backgrounds. To become a positive society these differences must be explored, embraced and encouraged so tolerance for all people in future understanding take place.

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