Marcu
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      _NEWS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Education
      Researcher
      Launches
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inclusion
      Curriculum
      in
      India
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      the
      heavily
      populated
      and
     
     
      culturally
      diverse
      country
      of
      India,
     
     
      providing
      equal
      access
      to
      basic
     
     
      education
      to
      all
      children
      is
      a
      major
     
     
      challenge.
      Across
      the
      subcontinent,
      90
     
     
      per
      cent
      of
      India’s
      estimated
      40
      million
     
     
      children
      aged
      four-16
      years
      with
     
     
      physical
      and
      mental
      disabilities
      are
      out
     
     
      of
      school.
      On
      February
      27,
      the
     
     
      government
      of
      India
      took
      a
      significant
     
     
      step
      forward
      in
      the
      movement
      to
      include
     
     
      more
      disabled
      children
      in
      the
      regular
     
     
      education
      system
      when
      it
      launched
      a
     
     
      new
      curriculum
      model
      entitled
      “A
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Whole
      School
      Approach
      to
      Inclusion,”
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      published
      by
      Education
      World.
      |
     
     
      One
      of
      the
      two
      researchers
     
     
      who
      developed
      the
      new
      curriculum
      was
     
     
      Dr.
      Vianne
      Timmons,
      Vice
      President
      of
     
     
      Academic
      Development
      from
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
     
     
      She
      defines
      inclusive
      education
      as
     
     
      “every
      child
      learning
      together
      in
      his/her
     
     
      neighbourhood
      school.
      All
      children
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      welcomed
      in
      the
      school
      and
      all
      children
     
    
   
   
    
     
      learn
      together
      in
      the
      regular
      classroom.”
     
     
      Dr.
      Timmons
      travelled
      to
      New
      Delhi
      to
     
     
      attend
      the
      launch
      of
      “A
      Whole
      School
     
     
      Approach
      to
      Inclusion,”
      which
      took
     
     
      place
      during
      a
      major
      international
     
     
      conference
      called
      North-South
     
     
      Dialogue
      III:
      Towards
      a
      Global
      Alliance
     
     
      that
      began
      on
      February
      27
      and
      runs
      until
     
     
      March
      4.
     
    

    
     
      “This
      curriculum
      took
      five
      years
     
     
      to
      develop.
      It
      provides
      guidelines
      for
     
     
      teachers
      to
      work
      with
      families
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      instructional
      strategies
      that
      focus
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      developing
      a
      classroom
      that
      welcomes
     
     
      all
      children,”
      says
      Dr.
      Timmons.
      |
     
     
      Dr.
      Timmons
      has
      been
      working
     
     
      for
      the
      past
      five
      years
      as
      Lead
     
     
      Consultant
      for
      Training
      with
      the
      National
     
     
      Resource
      Centre
      for
      Inclusion,
      India
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (NRCI).
      The
      National
      Resource
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Centre
      for
      Inclusion
      has
      been
      supported
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      through
      the
      Canadian
      International
     
     
      Development
      Agency
      (CIDA)
      and
      the
     
     
      Roeher
      Institute,
      Toronto.
      She
      has
     
     
      carried
      out
      her
      extensive
      research
      and
     
     
      curriculum
      development
      work
      in
     
     
      cooperation
      with
      Dr.
      Mithu
      Alur,
     
     
      Principal
      Coordinator,
      India,
      of
      the
     
     
      NRCI.
      |
     
    

    
     
      Dr
      Timmons’
      study
      of
      inclusive
     
     
      education
      in
      India
      has
      involved
      3,000
     
     
      children
      in
      53
      schools.
      The
      result
      is
      a
     
     
      detailed
      Code
      of
      Practice
      manual
      that
     
     
      outlines
      the
      important
      steps
      that
      must
     
    
   
   
    
     
      __-betaken
      by
      staff,
      children,
      families,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      heads
      of
      schools
      to
      make
      it
      possible
     
     
      for
      disabled
      children
      to
      be
      accepted
     
     
      and
      to
      be
      successful.
      The
      document
     
     
      also
      includes
      numerous
      case
      studies
      that
     
     
      describe
      successful
      inclusive
      education
     
     
      practices
      in
      India.
     
    

    
     
      A
      historic
      landmark
      in
      the
     
     
      evolution
      for
      disabled
      people
      in
      India
     
    
   
   
    
     
      took
      place
      in
      1995
      when
      the
      Persons
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      Disability
      Act
      was
      passed
      to
     
     
      promote
      the
      integration
      of
      disabled
     
     
      children
      into
      normal
      schools.
      Since
     
     
      then,
      the
      National
      Resource
      Centre
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inclusion
      has
      been
      committed
      to
      creating
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “the
      how
      of
      inclusion.”
      .
     
    

    
     
      The
      methodology
      framework
     
     
      researched
      and
      developed
      by
      Dr.
     
     
      Timmons
      and
      her
      colleagues
      is
      an
     
     
      important
      first
      step
      in
      accomplishing
      that
     
     
      mission.
      :
     
    

    
     
      In
      addition
      to
      her
      work
      as
      Vice
     
     
      President
      Academic
      Development
      at
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island,
      Dr,
     
     
      Timmons
      carries
      out
      research
      in
      family
     
     
      literacy
      and
      knowledge
      translation.
      She
     
     
      is
      presently
      working
      on
      a
      program
      to
     
     
      learn
      more
      about
      Aboriginal
      children’s
     
     
      perceptions
      of
      health
      and
      education.
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      the
      usual
      pomp
      and
      ceremony
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      William
      E.
      “Bill”
      Andrew
      Installed
      as
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chancellor
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      associated
      these
      events,
      William
      E.
     
     
      “Bill”
      Andrew,
      a
      1973
      Engineering
     
     
      graduate
      of
      UPEI,
      was
      installed
      as
      the
     
     
      University’s
      seventh
      Chancellor
      on
     
     
      Sunday
      afternoon.
     
    

    
     
      Andrew,
      a
      native
      of
      Milton,
      PEI,
     
     
      now
      resides
      in
      Calgary
      with
      his
      wife,
     
     
      Denise.
      Although
      they
      no
      longer
      call
      the
     
     
      Island
      their
      year
      round
      residence,
      they
     
     
      have
      a
      home
      in
      Stanley
      Bridge
      and
     
     
      share
      ownership
      ofa
      farm
      in
      Milton
      with
     
     
      Bill’s
      two
      brothers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Andrew
      is
      President
      of
      Penn
     
     
      West
      Petroleum,
      a
      member
      of
      the
     
     
      Board
      of
      Governors
      of
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      Association
      of
      Petroleum
      Producers
     
     
      and
      a
      successful
      horse
      rancher.
      .
     
    

    
     
      The
      new
      Chancellor
      is
      a
      founder
     
     
      of
      the
      Calgary
      group
      Friends
      of
      UPEI,
     
     
      which
      supports
      14
      students
      annually
     
     
      with
      scholarships
      to
      study
      at
      UPEI.
      He
     
     
      and
      Denise
      have
      also
      created
      a
      new
     
     
      scholarship
      endowment
      at
      UPEI
      for
     
     
      students
      in
      Education
      and
      Engineering.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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