Community and Connection in Inclusive Early-Childhood Education: A Participatory Action Research Investigation

Authors

Elizabeth Erwin, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Victoria Puig, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Tara L. Evenson, Montclair State University
Madeleine Beresford, Montclair State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2012

Journal / Book Title

Young Exceptional Children

Abstract

I really like that everything is matter of fact. The fact that my son doesn't talk as well as other kids-The other kids don't even really pay attention. It may be a little harder for them to understand him sometimes but [he's] just their friend. And that's the beauty of inclusion too. That it's dual-fold. The child in need has a model, which he desperately needed, but in turn the other children become tolerant and accepting of differences and don't see them as different. That's just the way [he] is. (Mother of a preschooler with disabilities.)

DOI

10.1177/1096250612451759

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Erwin, Elizabeth; Puig, Victoria; Evenson, Tara L.; and Beresford, Madeleine, "Community and Connection in Inclusive Early-Childhood Education: A Participatory Action Research Investigation" (2012). Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works. 34.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/teaching-learning-facpubs/34

Published Citation

Erwin, E. J., Puig, V. I., Evenson, T. L., & Beresford, M. (2012). Community and connection in inclusive early-childhood education: A participatory action research investigation. Young Exceptional Children, 15(4), 17-28.