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Inclusion Framework & Research

Inclusive Education in Alberta Classrooms and Schools, 2021

Inclusive Education in Alberta Classrooms and Schools, 2021
The Alberta Teachers’ Association, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Alberta, conducted a study to better understand the state of inclusive education in Alberta classrooms and schools. Data was collected from teachers and administrators in Alberta classrooms and schools to provide an update to previous data collected in 2014. The information gathered will be used to help guide and inform the Association on supports, services and resources required for implementation and sustainability of inclusive education. This study used a mixed-methods research approach to capture the experiences of Alberta teachers and administrators across the province. (PD-170-1b, 2021 05 52pp)

 

Blue Ribbon Panel on Inclusive Education in Alberta Schools

Prompted by a myriad of concerns from teachers and administrators in Alberta schools, the Annual Representative Assembly of the Alberta Teachers’ Association passed a resolution in May 2013 to strike a Blue Ribbon Panel on Inclusive Education in Alberta Schools. Members of the panel were chosen to represent various roles and perspectives in the education system. They shared their experiences and reviewed research on the state of inclusion in Alberta.


 Read the full text of the Report of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Inclusive Education in Alberta Schools. (PD-170-1, 2014 08, 128 pp)
Read Inclusive Education in Alberta Schools: Getting it Right, a companion document containing excerpts from the Report of the Blue Ribbon Report on Inclusive Education in Alberta Schools. (PD-170-1a, 2015 01, 36 pp)

The State of Inclusion in Alberta Schools
outlines the research project undertaken by the Blue Ribbon Panel on Inclusive Education in Alberta Schools. Analysis of the data collected from surveys, focus groups and interviews feeds into the four key findings that the report highlights, and informs a productive overview of the panel’s recommendations for the successful implementation of inclusive education. (COOR-101-5, 2015 04, 44 pp)