Reforming Education Systems for Inclusion and Equity

Reforming Education Systems for Inclusion and Equity addresses the universal challenge of developing forms of education that make a difference for all children and young people, no matter their characteristics or backgrounds. From renowned author Mel Ainscow, this impactful book offers guidance for developing, implementing, and monitoring policies for inclusion and equity in education systems. Drawing from the author’s extensive work across the globe as well as from international research contributions and literature in the field, Ainscow presents a framework to plan a strategy for reform, featuring six key ideas: centre inclusion and equity in educational policies; identify and address contextual barriers; support and encourage the development of all members of the learning environment; strengthen networking amongst schools; engage family and community partners; provide challenge and support locally. This exciting new book is written for school and system leaders, district administrators, community partners, and policy-makers.

Table of Contents:
1. Education for all: a global agenda 2. Every learner matters and matters equally 3. Changing education systems 4. Inquiring schools 5. Moving knowledge around 6. Beyond the school gate 7. Providing Support and challenge 8. The challenge of sustainability

About the Author :
Mel Ainscow is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Manchester, Professor of Education at the University of Glasgow, and Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. A long-term consultant to UNESCO, he is internationally recognised as an authority on the promotion of inclusion and equity in education.

Review :
“Mel Ainscow has written extensively regarding ways of serving all students in schools. For me, Reforming Education Systems for Inclusion and Equity is his best book ever. His system astuteness shines through as he argues ‘you don’t have to categorize students to serve them successfully’. We badly need this book in 2025.” Michael Fullan, University of Toronto, Canada “Drawing on more than thirty years of research, Mel Ainscow’s comprehensive approach provides key insights for educators, school leaders, and policymakers. He shows how practice-based, collaborative efforts can bring together those inside and outside schools to make inclusive education a reality.” Thomas Hatch, Columbia University, USA “Mel Ainscow’s Reforming Education Systems for Inclusion and Equity provides an evidence-informed set of propositions for ensuring more inclusive and equitable schools and systems. It offers resources of hope for policy makers, school and community leaders and teachers aspiring towards such goals and should be necessary reading for all.” Bob Lingard, University of Queensland, Australia “Reforming Education Systems for Inclusion and Equity is an excellent contribution to the study of how educational systems can promote inclusion and equity. Mel Ainscow is an internationally respected academic who has spent decades working with schools in different contexts to promote school improvement.” Pamela Sammons, University of Oxford, UK “Developing and sustaining educational systems that meet the goals of equity and quality requires a research-informed commitment to inclusive policies, practices and mindsets. In this important book, Mel Ainscow provides a comprehensive framework and concrete examples for achieving this moral imperative.” Carmen Lucia Montecinos Sanhueza, Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile