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Inspiring inclusion in your classroom and beyond

Donnelly, Alice, Holland, Eimear orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-2160-9128, King, Fiona orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5749-1435, Tapper Clasborn, Anna K.M, Lunney, Ellen, Higgins, Jill, Gormley, Laoíse, Harford, Leona and McElvaney, Mary (2019) Inspiring inclusion in your classroom and beyond. International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 10 (2). pp. 1-28. ISSN 1934-9726

Abstract
This article reflects upon teachers’ engagement in a Leadership for Inclusion Community of Practice (LIn-CoP), which utilised the Participatory Action Learning Action Research (PALAR) strategy. The study explored if and how engagement could support teachers to develop and exercise leadership for inclusion, using Grudnoff, Haigh, Cochran-Smith, Eil and Ludlow (2017) six facets for equity. Data were drawn from seven early career elementary teachers in the Republic of Ireland over a three-year period. The teachers sought successfully to: 1) develop six facets of equity and, 2) overcome barriers to applying their learning in their contexts. Analysis unveiled many examples of inclusive practices for promoting equity, thus narrowing the values practice gap related to inclusion. The findings also highlight for researchers and professional learning facilitators the potential of the PALAR LIn-CoP model for applying teacher learning in situated environments, in the face of organisational barriers.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:inclusivity
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Teaching
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Health and Human Performance
DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Inclusive & Special Education
Publisher:California State Polytechnic University
Official URL:https://www.cpp.edu/~ceis/education/international-...
Copyright Information:© 2019 the Authors.
ID Code:24269
Deposited On:10 Mar 2020 14:58 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 13 Jul 2023 10:40
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