This chapter brings together the book’s central themes by focusing on how the teachers engaged in or resisted critical, reflective, and action-oriented approaches to inclusion. Grounded in the principles of critical pedagogy, the chapter begins by exploring the teachers’ willingness to position themselves as change agents within a system that perpetuates ableism. Two poetic clusters are shared, Identifying Our Takeaways and Shifting from Ableism to Inclusion, which captured the teachers’ voices as they articulated moments of growth or resistance. Analytic threshold poems revealed how inclusive mindsets require teachers’ vulnerability, collaboration, and sustained critical inquiry. The chapter concludes by emphasizing that inclusive education is not a fixed outcome but an ongoing, relational process among school stakeholders. Ultimately, this chapter offers a vision of teachers as reflective practitioners who continually work to dismantle ableism and cultivate spaces where all learners can thrive.

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Moving Toward Inclusive Mindsets

  • Kerry K. Cormier

摘要

This chapter brings together the book’s central themes by focusing on how the teachers engaged in or resisted critical, reflective, and action-oriented approaches to inclusion. Grounded in the principles of critical pedagogy, the chapter begins by exploring the teachers’ willingness to position themselves as change agents within a system that perpetuates ableism. Two poetic clusters are shared, Identifying Our Takeaways and Shifting from Ableism to Inclusion, which captured the teachers’ voices as they articulated moments of growth or resistance. Analytic threshold poems revealed how inclusive mindsets require teachers’ vulnerability, collaboration, and sustained critical inquiry. The chapter concludes by emphasizing that inclusive education is not a fixed outcome but an ongoing, relational process among school stakeholders. Ultimately, this chapter offers a vision of teachers as reflective practitioners who continually work to dismantle ableism and cultivate spaces where all learners can thrive.