When I was looking over articles about mainstreaming and inclusion of special needs students in regular education classrooms, I found this article by Liz Ford called “Report Backs Special Needs Integration”.
In this article they list a lot of negative feedback about the studies of special needs students in regular education classes. The research done was only with students that had physical, sensory, or communication problems, not students with emotional and behavioral difficulties, which tend to have more problems in a classroom environment. Also there are very few reports that focus on the impact of special needs students on regular education students. The past few years inclusion and mainstreaming has become more of a political issue since governments are encouraging it more. Teachers are still hesitant and want reassurance that it will benefit all students.
Liz talked about so many important points dealing with the inclusion of special needs students. I think that knowing the negative side to an argument is just as important than knowing the positive side. Knowing the negatives and problems with a subject can only help you better it as a whole.
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