Master of Arts (M.A.) in
Inclusive Education

Change, of course, in a matter as major as the move to inclusion is inevitably slow. However, there are signs……that the journey is progressing: that there is a historical pulse behind inclusive education and that it is gaining strength.

Thomas, G., & Vaughan, M. (2004). Inclusive education: Reading and reflections (p. 190).

Purposes

The Inclusive Education Focus of Study prepares educational practitioners, leaders, and researchers to understand and further the development of educational arrangements that unite students with disabilities and non-disabled classmates. This Focus involves investigations of all possible ways of facilitating the creation of communities of learners and friends where human differences are accepted and valued.

Students pursuing this focus of study may:

1. Investigate a variety of topics, content areas, or issues related to preschool - secondary education related to the development of inclusive schools and classrooms.
2. Examine individual issues regarding age/grade levels and disability types.

Inclusive Education Courses

The following list represents coursework that may be taken within this focus of study. Students must work closely with their advisor to build a program tailored to their interests and needs within the program requirements.

• The nature of learners and learning
  • T&L 660 Language and Children with Disabilities
  • T&L 925.55 Seminar in Hearing Impairment: Focus on Literate Thought
  • T&L 925.45: Teaching English Language Learners in K-12 settings
  • ASC 700 Introduction to Graduate Study in Disability Studies
  • T&L 809 Inclusion: Theories & Practices
  • T&L 857 Inclusive Education Research
  • T&L 973: Rethinking Early Childhood & Elementary Education: The Politics of Childhood
• Pedagogy
  • PAES 716 Assistive Technology
  • T&L Culturally Relevant Teaching
  • T&L 703.08 Studies in TESOL and Bilingual Education
  • T&L 888 Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning with Drama
• Academic & Disciplinary Content
  • T&L 892: Teaching Multimodal Composition
  • T&L 864 Multicultural Literature for Children
• Diversity, social justice, and educational equity
  • T&L 879 Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice
  • ED T&L 808 - Research in Multicultural and Global Education
  • T&L 830 Early Childhood Education: Multi-Cultural Influences
  • ED T&L 864 - Multicultural Literature for Children
  • ED T&L 744 - Sexuality and Education
  • ED T&L 640 - Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Lang
  • ED T&L 878 - Infusing Global Perspectives in Education
  • ED T&L 807 - Teaching About Africans & African Perspectives
  • ED T&L 904 - Citizenship Education in a Global Age
  • ED T&L 916 - Classroom-Oriented Second Language Research
  • ED T&L 917 - Issues in Foreign/Second Language Teaching & Learning
  • ED T&L 9XX - Culturally Relevant Teaching

Final projects include:

• Studies that address the inclusion of children with specific disabilities in general education settings
• Scholarly explorations of theoretical and historical issues related to inclusive education
• Portfolio of professional work and reflection that integrates both coursework and applied experiences

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