Research Writing

In this essay you are making recommendations for a more inclusive approach to education in your own context. Your context is the education system with which you are most familiar. You are to write the essay in the form of a paper to a senior education officer – this may be the Minister for Education or a person who has the power to change policy at a high level; national, state or provincial. In your paper you should: Summarise the current situation regarding inclusion in your educational context, with particular reference to potential opportunities and challenges. Make connections between inclusion in your educational context and inclusion in the broader international context. Make some specific recommendations (no more than five) that would create a more inclusive approach to education in your context. Support those recommendations with relevant scholarly literature. Criteria Provides a clear analysis of inclusion and recommendations for a more inclusive approach to education in one current educational context. (30% Demonstrates a critical understanding of current scholarly literature regarding inclusion at national and international levels. (30%) Synthesises literature to develop specific recommendations to support future policy or practice. (30%) Demonstrates scholarly written and / or oral communication skills including the ability to use conventional written expression and constructive feedback with correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and APA referencing. (10%) Word length: 2500 +/- 10%