The Connection and Differences of the Concepts of Inclusive Education in the Context of China and the United States
The concept of inclusive education in the United States can be summarized into three definition modes,such as inclusive education in the form of placement,in the state of being,and in dynamic development.While China's understanding of inclusive education has also experienced three stages,namely the popular understanding of learning in a regular classroom,the constant enrichment of connotation,and the tendency to being rational and comprehensive.Through comparison,it is found that China's understanding of inclusive education has learned from the concept of the United States,and both of them contain the value ideals of"fairness","freedom"and"diversity",reflecting the common concept of children with disabilities.At the same time,there are differences in the practical basis of emerging,the perspective of understanding,and the reflected resettlement modes between the concepts of inclusive education in China and the United States.
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