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Inclusive Education: Meaning, Concept &
Objectives
Author-1
Ram Shakal Sahani
Research Scholar, Ph.D. in Education
Center for Studies and Research in Education
School of Education,
Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Author-2
Prof. H.B. Patel
Professor & Dean
Center for Study and Research in Education
School of Education,
Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Abstract
Inclusive education means all children in the same classrooms, in the same schools. It means real
learning opportunities for groups who have traditionally been excluded – not only children with disabilities, but
speakers of minority languages too. The school and classroom operate on the premise that students with
disabilities are as fundamentally competent as students without disabilities. Therefore, all students can be full
participants in their classrooms, in the local school community and in the societies they live in. Much of the
movement is related to legislation that students receive their education in the least restrictive environment
(LRE). This means they are with their peers without disabilities to the maximum degree possible, with general
education the placement of first choice for all students (Alquraini& Gut, 2012). Successful inclusive education
happens primarily through accepting, understanding, and attending to student differences and diversity, which
can include physical, cognitive, academic, social, and emotional. This is not to say that students never need to