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creators_name: Walker, ZM
creators_name: Musti-Rao, S
title: Inclusion in High-Achieving Singapore: Challenges of Building an Inclusive Society in Policy and Practice
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: A01
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J79
keywords: inclusive society, inclusion, Singapore, education, special needs, social inclusion, education policy
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abstract: Building an inclusive society in which all people can participate effectively and live together requires
understanding inclusive education and its impact on the social order. As countries of different regions
face the vast array of challenges unique to their educational systems, it becomes apparent that inclusive
societies are intricately tied to social inclusion policy initiatives and developments in education.
Governments are becoming increasingly aware of the need to review their educational systems as they
attempt to define what an inclusive society is and how to make inclusion truly effective. Singapore is a
unique example of a country that has the resources and the vision, but currently lacks an educational
system designed to fully include individuals with special needs. Although Singaporean students
consistently score near the top in science, math, and reading achievement on international assessments,
many students with special needs still receive their education in schools separated from their mainstream
peers. In 2004, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong discussed a new vision of Singapore becoming an
inclusive society that embraces all individuals with special learning needs. In this manuscript, the authors
provide a brief history of Singapore and its education system and explore how PM Lee’s vision of an
inclusive society has shaped practice and policy in Singapore schools in the last decade. Specific ideas and
next steps for creating an inclusive Singapore for individuals with disabilities are discussed.
date: 2016
date_type: published
official_url: http://ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ger/article/view/221
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Article
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lyricists_name: Walker, Zachary
lyricists_id: ZWALK70
actors_name: Walker, Zachary
actors_id: ZWALK70
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Global Education Review
volume: 3
number: 3
pagerange: 14-31
citation:        Walker, ZM;    Musti-Rao, S;      (2016)    Inclusion in High-Achieving Singapore: Challenges of Building an Inclusive Society in Policy and Practice.                   Global Education Review , 3  (3)   pp. 14-31.          Green open access   
 
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