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International Perspectives On Educational Diversity And Inclusion Is Presenting Accounts Of Attempts To Include Diverse Ethnic And Social Groups, And Children With Special Needs Within Inclusive Educational Systems. Different Countries, All At Different Stages Of Development With Contrasted Minority Populations, Face These Issues Of Policy And Practice With Varying Degrees Of Success. The Book Should Provide Insights Into Modern Concepts Of Globalization And Its Impact On Educational Policy For Students Of Sociology, Comparative Education And Psychology. Readers Will Learn How The Educational Inclusion Of Diverse Ethnic And Social Groups Has Received Setbacks In America, Has Rarely Been Achieved In Britain And Some European Countries, And Is Still Struggling To Be Achieved In India.--jacket. Equality And The Politics Of Globalization In Education / Fazal Rizvi... [et Al.] -- Diversity And Multicultural Education: Cross-cutting Issues And Concepts / Gajendra K. Verma -- Barriers To Student Access And Success: Is Inclusive Education An Answer? / Madan Mohan Jha -- Diversity And Inclusion In The United States: The Dual Structures That Prevent Equality / Carl A. Grant -- Reconceptualizing Multiculturalism In American Urban Education / Rupam Saran -- Multicultural Education: A European Perspective / Gajendra K. Verma And Adamantios Papastamatis -- The Impact Of Culture In Creating Differential Learning Styles / Derek Woodrow -- Diversity, Inclusion And Education: The Educational Needs Of Children From Severely Disadvantaged Socio-cultural Groups In Europe / Hilary Gray -- The Greek Common School System: Bridges And Barriers To Inclusion / Adamantios Papastamatis -- The Right To Education: Developing The Common School System In India / Madan Mohan Jha -- Low-fee Private Schooling: Challenging An Era Of Education For All And Quality Provision? / Prachi Srivastava -- Inclusive Education For Working Children And Street Children In India / Mohammed Akhtar Siddiqui -- Dalit Children In India: Challenges For Education And Inclusiveness / Christopher R. Bagley -- Crisis, Rhetoric And Progress In Education For The Inclusion Of Diverse Ethnic And Social Groups / Christopher R. Bagley. Edited By Gajendra K. Verma, Christopher R. Bagley And Madan Mohan Jha. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.