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NOTE PLEASE REFER TO ASSIGNMENT 2 PRESENTATION THAT IS WHERE THE MARKING CRITERIA AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE, ATTACHED ARE EXEMPLARS OF POSITION PAPERS FOR DIFFERENT QUESTIONS AND ONLY USE AUSTALIAN SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOL ARTICLES/REPORTS PREFERABLY IN STEM. ATTACHED IS THE COMPULSORY TEXTBOOK THAT NEEDS TO BE REFERENCED CONSTANTLY.
Read the following report: Cologon, K. (2019) Towards inclusive education: A necessary process of transformation. Report written by Dr Kathy Cologon, Macquarie University for Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) Available from: https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2019-10/apo-nid265286_1.pdf
PLEASE YOU MUST REFERENCE : COLOGON , K a (2019) and Graham, L. (Ed.). (2020). Inclusive Education for the 21st Century: Theory, policy and practice. Allen & Unwin
In chapter one of the report (pages 3-5), Cologon (2019) outlines a number of issues or barriers to inclusion and inclusive education. Select one of these issues or barriers. You will prepare a 1,500- word position paper advocating an appropriate and thoughtful response to the selected issue or barrier in relation to your area of teaching (early childhood, primary or secondary). The submission will take the form of a position paper and have 3 aligned components: your position around the issue or barrier, a justification for this position and two recommendations around how this might be improved. The paper will clearly state your position (this is what it should look like/happen to address the issue or barrier), justification (this is why this is the right way forward) and two specific recommendations (this is what needs to be done to achieve this position).
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PROCESS: Firstly, read the report by Cologon (2019) you will investigate your selected issue or barrier and decide what needs to change to address this problem in your area of teaching. A good starting point is to reflect on some of these questions as you explore the complexities of your response:
– What are some of the underlying causes of the issue and barrier (outlined in Section 2)?
– How does the issue or barrier influence the implementation of inclusive education?
– How does the issue or barrier influence the way children/students with disabilities and their families experience inclusive education?
– How does the issue or barrier influence the way teachers and educational settings implement inclusive education principles and practices?
– What does the research say might ameliorate this problem?
– Why should we care about this problem? – What role does or could inclusive education and teachers play in promoting an inclusive society?
– How will changes such as policy, commitment, attitudes, resources, professional learning lead to improved inclusive education and a more inclusive society?
– What measures and mechanisms will promote inclusion of children/students with disability in education and learning environments?
There are 4 sections to your paper.
A Your position: In a clear statement of 1-3 sentences identify your position. The statement explains what you think should happen, much like an outcome, it states the best case scenario. You are identifying concisely what you think is the best option to address your selected issue or barrier. (Approx 250 words)
B Justification: In this section you are justifying why you have taken this position. This is where you explain what is/is not working, what could be done better and why. Your argument should be logically aligned and supported by the literature: this is the problemis why it is a problemis what needs to change this is why. Your justification will then align to your recommendations. (Approx 850 words)
C Recommendations: You will make two clear and specific evidence-based recommendations. What innovative ideas do you have that would lead to change? Your recommendations will be: – aligned with your position; – linked to the issue or barrier you discussed in your justification; – referenced to and supported by current research; – clear, specific and detailed enough that the government can implement the changes you are suggesting. Avoid broad, generalised statements or strategies that are already being implemented. (500 words)
D References: Use a minimum of 6 current academic journal articles or texts. At least one of your references should be your text book Graham (2020) and the other one being the article by cologon (2019)