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Inclusive education can be understood within a number of varied frameworks, namely, the cultural, historical, political and social paradigm keeping in mind that inclusion´ is an elaborate interaction that is taking place within social structures and policy enactment. This Text will endeavour to interpret this combination of issues and decipher emerging problems contained in this complex intermix of inclusive education discourses. This Text also includes Thinking Points for every Chapter to encourage discussion and reflection. The Contributors in this work are; Ronald Balzan, Dr Andrew Azzopardi, Dr Duncan Mercieca, Amanda Muscat, George Borg, Louisa Grech, Philip Grech, Dr Elena Tanti Burlo´, Charmaine Agius Ferrante, Lara Jane Grillo, Sue Anne Pizzuto, Ruth Falzon, Dr Paul Bartolo, Dr Carmel Cefai, Dr Toby Brandon, Claire Lucille Azzopardi Lane, Liliana Maric and Shaun Grech with a Foreward by Professor Susan Gabel.

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Dr Andrew Azzopardi (Editor) is a Lecturer at the University of Malta. His lecturing & research focus on sociology, critical theory and pedagogy, disability politics, inclusive education & youth & community studies. He has published extensively in the field of disability studies, inclusive education and inclusive communities.

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