Mel Ainscow
Professor of Education at the University of Manchester
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Melvin Ainscow CBE FRSA is Professor of Education at the University of Manchester. He is also adjunct professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He was educated at Ducie High School, the University of Birmingham , and the University of East Anglia . He worked as a lecturer at the University of Cambridge from 1985 to 1995, before being appointed Professor of Education at Manchester in 1995. At Manchester he is also co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education. In 2013 he was appointed a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Education Committee.
Mel Ainscow's Published Works
Published Works
- Improving Schools, Developing Inclusion (2006) (939)
- School improvement in an era of change (1994) (702)
- Index for Inclusion: Developing Learning and Participation in Schools. (2000) (663)
- Developing inclusive education systems: what are the levers for change? (2005) (597)
- Understanding the Development of Inclusive Schools (1999) (571)
- Developing inclusive education systems: the role of organisational cultures and leadership (2010) (472)
- From Them to Us: An International Study of Inclusion in Education (1998) (390)
- Making Education for All inclusive: where next? (2008) (257)
- Inclusive education ten years after Salamanca: Setting the agenda (2006) (247)
- Inclusion and the standards agenda: negotiating policy pressures in England (2006) (235)
- Understanding and developing inclusive practices in schools: a collaborative action research network (2004) (216)
- Why network? Theoretical perspectives on networking (2010) (202)
- International Developments in Inclusive Schooling: mapping the issues (1996) (174)
- Taking an inclusive turn (2007) (169)
- Teaching strategies and approaches for pupils with special educational needs: a scoping study (2004) (153)
- Education for all: Making it happen (1995) (141)
- Making schools effective for all: rethinking the task (2012) (133)
- The Ron Gulliford Lecture: The Next Step for Special Education: Supporting the Development of Inclusive Practices (2003) (129)
- Leadership for inclusion: a comparison of international practices (2004) (129)
- Making sense of the development of inclusive practices (2003) (125)
- Promoting inclusion and equity in education: lessons from international experiences (2020) (119)
- Developing equitable education systems (2012) (117)
- Developing policies for inclusive education: a study of the role of local education authorities (2000) (107)
- Collaboration as a strategy for improving schools in challenging circumstances (2006) (104)
- Effective schools for all (1991) (103)
- Collaboration and Networking in Education (2011) (102)
- Special needs in the classroom: a teacher education guide / Mel Ainscow (1994) (102)
- Creating the Conditions for School Improvement (2001) (95)
- Making Sense of the Role of Culture in School Improvement (2000) (95)
- From special education to effective schools for all : a review of progress so far (2013) (94)
- Improving Urban Schools: Leadership and Collaboration (2006) (83)
- Learning from differences: a strategy for teacher development in respect to student diversity (2016) (82)
- Index for Inclusion: Developing Play, Learning and Participation in Early Years and Childcare. (2006) (80)
- Index for Inclusion (2015) (80)
- Towards Inclusive Schooling (2003) (79)
- Understanding Failing Schools: Perspectives from the inside (2005) (77)
- Sustaining improvement in schools in challenging circumstances: a study of successful practice (2005) (77)
- Editorial: the Salamanca Statement: 25 years on (2019) (75)
- Responding to learner diversity: student views as a catalyst for powerful teacher development? (2015) (74)
- Understanding inclusion and exclusion in the English competitive education system (1997) (72)
- Towards Self-improving School Systems: Lessons from a city challenge (2015) (70)
- Diversity and Equity: A Global Education Challenge (2016) (70)
- The top and bottom of leadership and change (2015) (68)
- Moving knowledge around: Strategies for fostering equity within educational systems (2012) (65)
- Guiding schools on their journey towards inclusion (2020) (64)
- Engaging with the views of students to promote inclusion in education (2018) (61)
- The Education of Children with Special Needs: Barriers and Opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe (1998) (60)
- Using evidence to encourage inclusive school development: possibilities and challenges (2005) (59)
- Using collaborative inquiry to foster equity within school systems: opportunities and barriers1 (2016) (59)
- Understanding the development of inclusive education system (2017) (58)
- Achieving excellence and equity: reflections on the development of practices in one local district over 10 years (2010) (57)
- Collaboration as a strategy for promoting equity in education: possibilities and barriers (2016) (56)
- Developing inclusive education systems : how can we move policies forward ? (2009) (55)
- Making special education inclusive: from research to practice (2002) (54)
- Effective Schools for All: an alternative approach to special needs in education (1991) (53)
- Preventing classroom failure: An objectives approach (1979) (50)
- Transition club: Facilitating learning, participation and psychological adjustment during the transition to secondary school (2006) (49)
- Reaching Out to All Learners: Some Lessons From International Experience (2000) (47)
- Leading under pressure: leadership for social inclusion (2010) (46)
- From Exclusion to Inclusion: Ways of Responding in Schools to Students with Special Educational Needs. (2013) (45)
- Teaching for Diversity: the next big challenge (2007) (44)
- Mapping the issues (2002) (43)
- School Improvement: A Study of the Roles of Leaders and External Consultants (1996) (43)
- Third Millennium Schools: A World of Difference in Effectiveness and Improvement (1999) (40)
- From Special Education to Effective Schools for All: Widening the Agenda (2014) (38)
- Exploring Links Between Special Needs and School Improvement (1998) (37)
- Working together to improve urban secondary schools: a study of practice in one city (2007) (36)
- From Exclusion to Inclusion: a review of international literature on ways of responding to students with special educational needs in schools (2013) (33)
- School-to-school support within a competitive education system: views from the inside (2018) (31)
- Children in primary education: demography, culture, diversity, inclusion (2012) (30)
- Inclusive Inquiry: Student–teacher dialogue as a means of promoting inclusion in schools (2020) (30)
- Using inquiry-based approaches for equitable school improvement (2016) (29)
- Using research to encourage the development of inclusive practices (2013) (29)
- ENGLAND: INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION IN A COMPETITIVE SYSTEM (2005) (28)
- Mapping the process of change in schools: The development of six new research techniques (1995) (28)
- Using teacher development to foster inclusive classroom practices (2003) (28)
- Encouraging Classroom Success (1988) (27)
- The role of LEAs in developing inclusive policies and practices (2003) (26)
- Looking to the future: Towards a common sense of purpose (2005) (25)
- The action in action research: mediating and developing inclusive intentions (2004) (24)
- Inside a self-improving school system: Collaboration, competition and transition (2018) (24)
- Inside the Autonomous School: Making Sense of a Global Educational Trend (2017) (24)
- Social Inequality: Can schools narrow the gap? (2010) (23)
- Struggles for Equity in Education: The selected works of Mel Ainscow (2015) (21)
- Index for inclusion: developing learning, participation and play in early years and childcare (2006) (21)
- Primary Schools Responding to Diversity: Barriers and possibilities. (2016) (21)
- Making special education inclusive: mapping the issues (2013) (20)
- Collaboration with a city-wide purpose: making paths for sustainable educational improvement (2006) (20)
- Taking school improvement ® into the classroom (1998) (19)
- Making Sense of School Improvement: an interim account of the ‘Improving the Quality of Education for All’ Project (1993) (19)
- Emerging Patterns of School Leadership: Current Practice and Future Directions (2009) (18)
- Struggles for equity in education (2015) (17)
- Insight 2: Social inequality: Can schools narrow the gap? (2010) (17)
- Struggling for equity in education: The legacy of Salamanca (2014) (17)
- Inclusion and equity in education: Making sense of global challenges (2020) (17)
- Understanding the Changing Role of English Local Education Authorities in Promoting Inclusion (2003) (16)
- Third Millennium Schools: Prospects and problems for school effectiveness and school improvement (1999) (16)
- Moving practice forward (1992) (16)
- Meeting individual needs in the primary school (1989) (16)
- Putting our heads together: a study of headteacher collaboration as a strategy for school improvement (2005) (16)
- Can teaching assistants make special education inclusive (2002) (16)
- Beyond the school gates: context, disadvantage and 'urban schools' (2006) (15)
- Beyond the eyes of the monster: an analysis of recent trends in assessment and recording (1988) (15)
- Educational arrangements for children categorized as having special needs in Central and Eastern Europe (1999) (14)
- Aboard the "Moving School.". (1992) (14)
- The next big challenge: inclusive school improvement (2005) (13)
- Understanding and Developing Inclusive Practices in Schools Final report September , 2003 (2004) (13)
- Learning about inclusive education: the role of EENET in promoting international dialogue (2013) (13)
- Using research to promote equity within education systems: Possibilities and barriers (2019) (13)
- Responding to diversity in schools (2010) (13)
- Inclusive education for all: a dream or reality? (2004) (13)
- Teacher Education as a Strategy for Developing Inclusive Schools (1993) (12)
- Towards a more inclusive education system: where next for special schools? (2006) (12)
- Special Needs through School Improvement; School Improvement through Special Needs (2018) (12)
- Promoting Equity in Schools: Collaboration, Inquiry and Ethical Leadership (2017) (11)
- Equity in Education: New directions (2007) (11)
- Changing Education Systems (2019) (11)
- Leadership that Promotes the Achievement of Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Full Report (2011) (11)
- Special education in change (1989) (10)
- The Scottish Attainment Challenge (2019) (9)
- Education: responding to special needs through teacher development (1995) (9)
- Emerging Patterns of School Leadership (2009) (9)
- Learning from what works (2015) (9)
- Moving practice forward at the district level (2006) (9)
- Moving practice forward at the district level (2006) (9)
- A phoenix rising from the ashes (2017) (9)
- SOME LESSONS FROM INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO FOSTER INCLUSIVE EDUCATION (2011) (9)
- Towards effective schools for all : policy options for special educational needs in the 1990s (1993) (9)
- Reaching Out to All Learners: Opportunities and Possibilities (1997) (9)
- Towards self-improving school systems (2015) (9)
- Making Sure that Every Child Matters: Enhancing Equity within Education Systems (2010) (9)
- What Leaders Read: Key Texts from Education and Beyond (2003) (8)
- Promoting Equity in Schools (2017) (8)
- Ethical leadership in a time of increasing accountability (2015) (8)
- Equity in education: mapping the territory (2006) (7)
- Using collaborative action research to achieve school-led change within a centralised education system: perspectives from the inside (2020) (7)
- Educational inclusion and equity in Latin America: An analysis of the challenges (2020) (7)
- Special educational needs : towards a whole school approach (1989) (7)
- Student diversity and student voice conceptualisations in five European countries: Implications for including all students in schools (2020) (7)
- Leading inclusive schools: a comparison of practices in three countries (2005) (7)
- Local management of schools and special educational needs (1990) (7)
- Leading developments in practice: barriers and possibilities (2006) (7)
- A tool for teacher reflection on the response to diversity in schools (2019) (7)
- Improving Schools in Hong Kong: A Description of the Improvement Model and Some Reflections on Its Impact on Schools, Teachers and School Principals (2010) (6)
- Equity in Education: Responding to context (2008) (6)
- The Development of a Three Part Evaluation Procedure for Inset Courses (1978) (6)
- The Big Challenge: Leadership for Inclusion (2010) (6)
- Responding to Individual Needs (2007) (5)
- Supporting schools in difficulties: the role of school-to-school cooperation (2003) (5)
- Promoting equity in education (2013) (5)
- Teaching for diversity (2008) (5)
- New Directions in Meeting Special Needs (1985) (5)
- Pastoral care, inclusion and counselling (2002) (4)
- Challenge the Gap: Evaluation report and executive summary (2017) (4)
- Using children’s drawing to explore barriers to inclusion in Cyprus (2011) (4)
- Improving Urban Schools: Leadership and Collaboration. Education in an Urbanised Society. (2006) (4)
- Introduction: Learning about diversity (2010) (4)
- Levers for change (2015) (4)
- Developing more equitable education systems: reflections on a three-year improvement initiative. (2013) (4)
- Schools Challenge Cymru:: A Catalyst for Change? (2016) (4)
- A 'pivotal moment?' Education policy in England 2005 (2006) (4)
- A new role for the psychologist? (1976) (3)
- Understanding the development of inclusive education system Vol 3(3), pp: 5-20 (2005) (3)
- Educational Equity (2021) (3)
- Education for all: the challenge for Special Education (2005) (3)
- Inclusion and Equity in Education: (2021) (3)
- Responding to the challenge of equity within education systems (2011) (3)
- Learning fromDifference. Understanding Community Initiatives to Improve Access to Education. Final Report (2003) (3)
- An evaluation of The Communication Trust?s Talk of the Town Project 2011-12 (2012) (3)
- Making education inclusive: how should the task be conceptualised? (in Catalan) (2006) (3)
- Can nurture groups facilitate inclusive practice in primary schools?: Andy Howes, Judith Emanuel and Peter Farrell (2013) (3)
- New Models of Leadership: Reflections on Every Child Matters Policy, Leadership and Practice (2008) (3)
- Launching SNAP in Coventry. (1983) (3)
- Interdisciplinary support for children with epilepsy in mainstream schools (2002) (2)
- Improving Schools In Hong Kong (2009) (2)
- Conclusion: Learning through inquiry (2010) (2)
- Learning from difference: some reflections on school improvement projects in three countries (2005) (2)
- International Association of Special Education (2009) (2)
- Confounding stereotypes: risk, resilience and achievement (2006) (2)
- Emerging patterns of school leadership: A deeper understanding (2009) (2)
- Leadership and management in special schools : full report : a review of literature carried out for NCSL (2003) (2)
- A collaborative action research network (2017) (2)
- The development of schools for all (1999) (2)
- Networking and Collaboration as a Public Policy Framework (2011) (2)
- The Role of Leaders in School Improvement: Working With Rather than Working On. (1994) (2)
- An inclusive society? One young man with learning difficulties doesn't think so! (2013) (2)
- Using evidence to promote learning and equity in schools (2017) (2)
- Leadership that Promotes the Achievement of Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: A Review of the Literature (2011) (2)
- Using research to foster inclusion and equity within the context of New Labour education reforms (2009) (2)
- UNESCO teacher education project: ‘Special needs in the classroom’ (1995) (2)
- Leadership for inclusion: overcoming barriers to progress (2005) (2)
- A research report prepared by the University of Manchester for the National College for School Leadership Emerging patterns of school leadership Current practice and future directions (2008) (1)
- Inclusive solutions for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties: Steve Rooney (2013) (1)
- Developing inclusive school cultures through ethical practices (2020) (1)
- Ainscow, M. Slee, R. & Best, M. (2019) Editorial: the Salamanca Statement: 25 years on, International Journal of Inclusive Education (2019) (1)
- A new role for the special school. (1978) (1)
- Inclusive Inquiry: An Innovative Approach for Promoting Inclusion in Schools (2021) (1)
- A turbulent year (2017) (1)
- A Research-based Approach (2019) (1)
- Promoting Equity in Market-Driven Education Systems: Lessons from England (2022) (1)
- Evaluation of the School to School Support (StSS) Fund: Promising developments and barriers to progress. Final report (2017) (1)
- The challenge of equity in education (2013) (1)
- Preventing Difficulties in Learning (1987) (1)
- David Hopkins, School Improvement for Real (Education and Change Development) (2003) (1)
- Leadership, behaviour and learning: a study of the development of practice (2005) (1)
- A city challenge (2015) (1)
- Meeting Special Needs in Mainstream Schools: A Transatlantic Perspective. (1986) (1)
- Strategies for including children with visual impairment in the mainstream primary school (2002) (1)
- Rethinking the agenda (2015) (1)
- Localised Theories of Networking and Collaboration (2011) (1)
- Using research to foster equity and inclusion within the context of New Labour educational reforms (2009) (1)
- ‘Layering’ Peer Enquiry as a System Change Strategy: Some Lessons from Wales (2020) (0)
- City Challenge in England (2019) (0)
- Societal Theories of Networking and Collaboration (2011) (0)
- Creating principled interruptions (2006) (0)
- Winding up to inclusion (2006) (0)
- Schools Using Collaboration to Promote Equity Within a Competitive Policy Context: Possibilities and Challenges (2020) (0)
- The impact of domestic violence on children: implications for schools: Anne Rushton (2013) (0)
- The English School Reforms: Competition, Innovation and Fragmentation (2020) (0)
- Towards Effective Schools for All (2018) (0)
- Appreciation to Reviewers (2007) (0)
- SCOTLAND RESPONSE: PROFESSIONALS AT THE CENTRE? (2005) (0)
- Leading School improvement: Middle Management (1996) (0)
- Schools Challenge Cymru (2019) (0)
- Some Final Thoughts (2011) (0)
- Action Research With Schools: The Development of a Strategic Model (2019) (0)
- Federations of Schools: Case Studies of Practice (2011) (0)
- Addressing the Challenge of Inclusion and Equity in Latin America (2022) (0)
- Where next for autonomous schools (2017) (0)
- The Real Happiness in Education (2018) (0)
- Independent state-funded schools in England (2017) (0)
- Towards a Typology of Educational Networks (2011) (0)
- Using visual images to make sense of inclusive education: an interactive symposium based on experiences in five countries (2005) (0)
- New Models of Leadership 2: Deeper Learnings, Case Studies (2009) (0)
- Developing Self-Improving School Systems: Collaboration, Competition, and Transition (2019) (0)
- The Impact of Federations on Student Achievement (2011) (0)
- Promoting Inclusion and Equity in Latin America: Making Sense of the Challenges (2019) (0)
- Worlds of Difference: An Introduction to this book (1999) (0)
- Supporting School and Teacher Development (2002) (0)
- Improving Schools in challenging Circumstances: Lessons from contemporary research in England (2003) (0)
- Building Tomorrow Together: Effective Transition Planning for Pupils With Special Needs (2002) (0)
- Resisting governance by numbers: Some lessons from schools (2019) (0)
- Diversity and Equity: A Global Education Challenge (2016) (0)
- USA RESPONSE: LIBERATING VOICES? (2005) (0)
- Introduction: Networking in Schools (2011) (0)
- The reality of local autonomy (2017) (0)
- Manoeuvring space for inclusion (2006) (0)
- Inside a self-improving school system: Collaboration, competition and transition (2018) (0)
- Using enquiry to foster equity in school systems; opportunities and barriers (2015) (0)
- Promoting Equity Within Education Systems: Researchers Working With Policy Makers and Practitioners (2020) (0)
- Resisting governance by numbers (2019) (0)
- Some Final Reflections (2002) (0)
- New Models of Leadership: Every Child Matters Perspectives (2009) (0)
- Addressing Barriers to Change (2019) (0)
- Engaging with the views of students to promote inclusion in education (2017) (0)
- Developing a Regional Self-Improving School System (2019) (0)
- Speaking to policy and practice : Implications for change (2017) (0)
- Checking individual progress in phonics: Rea Reason and Sue Palmer (2013) (0)
- Promoting Equity in Education through System Change (2021) (0)
- Promoting Equity Within Education Systems: Lessons from Great Britain (2023) (0)
- New Models of Leadership 2: Deeper Learning (2009) (0)
- Like plastic dogs nodding (2017) (0)
- Leading schools to promote social justice: a study of practice (2007) (0)
- Teacher development and special needs: some Lessons from the UNESCO project, ‘Special Needs in the Classroom’ (2019) (0)
- Future directions for special schools (2015) (0)
- Finding pathways to educational equity (0)
- Towards an inclusive education system (2006) (0)
- Sharing knowledge beyond the school gate (2017) (0)
- Analysing global developments (2017) (0)
- Learning from Experience (2002) (0)
- Addressing the challenge of equity (2018) (0)
- Reflections on Networking and Collaboration (2011) (0)
- School Effectiveness and Development of Achievements in Primary School ? Importance of Social Background, System, School and Classroom Factors, Part 2 (2012) (0)
- Results, results, results (2017) (0)
- Research-practice partnerships: a strategy for promoting educational recovery (2023) (0)
- Successful Networking: External Conditions (2011) (0)
- Ainscow, M. and Messiou, K. (2018) Engaging with the views of students (2019) (0)
- Successful Networking: In-School Conditions (2011) (0)
- Research in Brief (1998) (0)
- The development of a methodology (2021) (0)
- From Exclusion to Inclusion (2013) (0)
- Moving knowledge around: Strategies for fostering equity within educational systems (2012) (0)
- Establishing the research network (2006) (0)
- Inclusive education and lesbian and gay young people (2002) (0)
- New Challenges (2019) (0)
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