Developing Inclusive Environments in Education: Global Practices and Curricula

Inclusive education continues to be a pressing challenge in today's educational landscape. Many K-12 classrooms and higher education institutions struggle to provide environments that cater to the diverse needs of all students. This persistent problem calls for a transformative solution and Developing Inclusive Environments in Education: Global Practices and Curricula led by Kiyoji Koreeda is the definitive resource that offers practical strategies and insights to address this issue. By delving into the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, this book provides a comprehensive guide to making learning inclusive and transformative for all students. Through global examples of universal design curricula, Kiyoji Koreeda, Masayoshi Tsuge, Shigeru Ikuta, Elizabeth Dalton, and Linda Ewe showcase how educators can adapt advanced curricula to meet the diverse needs of learners worldwide. The book also explores the use of educational technologies, demonstrating how they are used to facilitate inclusive learning experiences. With a focus on practical activities and support systems, this book empowers educators to build inclusive classrooms and higher education settings where all students can thrive. Offering detailed descriptions of useful tools and software, equip educators to create personalized teaching materials and implement reasonable accommodations. Developing Inclusive Environments in Education is an essential resource for researchers and educators committed to fostering inclusive practices and creating transformative educational environments. By embracing the strategies and insights presented in this book, researchers and educators can revolutionize their approach to education, and create inclusive environments that support the success and well-being of every student, ensuring that no one is left behind.

Kiyoji Koreeda - Editor is a professor at Toyo University in Japan. His work focuses on educational support for persons with various disabilities in Special Needs Education Schools and Social Welfare Facilities. Dr. Koreeda completed his doctoral course at the United Graduate School of Education, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan. After seventeen years as a special needs education school teacher in Kanagawa Prefecture, he worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Special Needs Education for six years. He then moved to Toyo University, where he currently trains social workers.

Masayoshi Tsuge - Editor is a professor of humanities at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He belongs to the research field of intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and behavioral disorders. He is also the leader of the Disability Science doctoral degree program. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba. During this time, he is the head of the Department of Education for Mild Intellectual Disabilities at the National Institute of Special Education in Japan, a visiting researcher at the Mental Retardation Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, and a specialist in mildly developmental disabilities at the Special Needs Education Division of the Ministry of Education in Japan. And then, a professor at the Graduate School of Special Needs Education at Hyogo University of Education in Japan, and director of Educational Information Department at the National Institute for Special Needs Education. And now he is working at the University of Tsukuba. During this time, he served as an editorial committee member, director, and president of academic societies in Japan and overseas. etc. He also served as a member of the Cabinet Office's Policy Committee for Persons with Disabilities and a member of the Ministry of Education's Central Council for Education. Currently, he is working on pedagogical and psychological research on people with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and behavioral disorders at the University of Tsukuba with doctoral students from Japan and abroad.

Shigeru Ikuta - Editor is now a Senior Scholar at Institute of Human Culture Studies, Otsuma Women's University, Japan. He is an education technologist, teacher educator in Science, and special educator with a focus on student learning and development on the basis of communication aids. He completed his graduate work and earned a doctorate in science at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. He had been working as a Professor of Computation Chemistry at Tokyo Metropolitan University for twenty-nine years. He moved to University of Tsukuba and has started collaborative works with schoolteachers, affiliated with the University. He has been conducting many school activities in cooperation with the schoolteachers all over the world for more than 17 years using original handmade teaching materials with dot codes, e-books with Media Overlays, and Augmented Reality in supporting the students' learning both at the special needs and general schools. He is honored to be an Emeritus Professor of Otsuma Women's University and Tokyo Metropolitan University.