Integration to inclusion in Hong Kong: Not an easy progression

Integration to inclusion in Hong Kong: Not an easy progression

• Westwood, Peter Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong

Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, 45(2), 268-280, 2021

Cambridge University Press

2021

• E Special Education
  • EG Inclusive Education

Inclusion Special Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

This article describes the evolution of inclusive education in Hong Kong, moving from segregation via integration to inclusion. The outside influence of education policies and trends from Britain, Australia, and the United States are identified, and the current situation is described. In particular, obstacles that are encountered on the route to inclusion are compared with those found in other countries. These obstacles include large class size, teachers’ often negative attitudes, parents’ expectations, teachers’ lack of expertise for adapting the curriculum and for providing differentiated teaching, and ongoing conflicts between the notion of ‘inclusive schooling for all’ and the ‘academic standards agenda’. Copyright © 2021 Cambridge University Press.

• English

Journal Articles

• 25150731
• 2515074X

• 10.1017/jsi.2021.5

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/ee55b0a8

2022-04-20