Counting every child in: promoting inclusive and quality education for disabled children in China

教育对任何国家的经济发展和福利都至关重要。我们这个时代的主要全球挑战是如何确保每个儿童不论其差异如何都能平等地获得包容、公平和优质的教育。特别是，残疾儿童长期以来一直是教育中最容易被边缘化和排斥的群体，他们的学习成果远不令人满意。我的博士研究通过倾听孩子们对日常学校生活的看法，探讨了残疾儿童在中国普通学校的融入现状。研究结果对我国学校开展包容性实践具有重要意义。在各群体和各区域之间的教育差距越来越大，发展的可持续性是一个涉及全球利益的紧迫问题的背景下，为了克服教育中的不平等和不公平，需要向广泛的利益攸关方传播这些原则。该奖学金将传播我的博士研究成果，并建立一个跨学科的全纳教育国际合作网络。我论文的研究结果将转化为4个关键信息：倾听残疾儿童的声音并采取行动是发展全纳教育的可持续战略；全纳教育意味着促进儿童的学习、参与和福祉；必须支持教师在课堂教学中发展包容性教学法；中国当前的全纳教育思想、政策和实践需要各方的共同努力。这四个关键信息将通过一系列量身定制的材料和培训讲习班传递给相关利益攸关方，包括学者、决策者、残疾人组织、国际机构、校长、课堂教师、学生和更广泛的公众受众。除了传播外，通过强有力的伙伴关系汇集这一研究领域的国际专门知识也很重要。因此，我将接受北京师范大学全纳教育中心的访问学者安排，与中国在这一领域的顶尖学者建立坚实的合作关系。这次访问还包括到当地学校实地考察，以了解更多儿童和教师的需要。我将协调建立一个由北京师范大学、爱丁堡大学和都柏林三一学院的主要成员组成的世界领先的学术网络。网络成员之间的联系将通过在线和面对面的研讨会加强。该网络将促进未来教育发展项目的发展。同时，将建立一个网络网站，提供可访问的公共资源。此外，我将接受进一步的培训，以提高我的学术和可转移技能。将与苏格兰和英国的相关听众分享进展和经验。将在一所中国学校进行试点研究，以检验我博士研究中提出的发展包容性实践的模式。该奖学金将通过与由来自多个学科的经验丰富的研究人员组成的咨询委员会合作来实施。总而言之，从政府政策框架、结构改革和资源再分配到教育管理、日常课堂教学实践和学校文化，该奖学金将对中国向包容和优质教育的全面转型产生重大而重要的影响。在中国的背景下，通过知识，敏感和道德的工作，奖学金将以优秀的奖学金改善中国的教育实践，为儿童和家庭的福利以及国家的可持续发展做出贡献。

Education is central to any country's economic development and welfare. The principle global challenge of our times is how to ensure every child's equal access to inclusive, equitable and quality educational provision regardless of children's differences. In particular, disabled children have long been the most vulnerable group to marginalisation and exclusion in education with far less satisfying learning outcomes. My PhD research explored the current status of disabled children's inclusion in regular schools in China, by listening to what children had to say about their everyday school lives. The research findings show great relevance for developing inclusive practice in Chinese schools. They need to be disseminated to a wide range of stakeholders, in order to overcome inequality and inequity in education in a context where educational gaps become increasingly significant across groups and regions, and where sustainability in development is an urgent issue concerning global interest.This fellowship will disseminate my PhD research findings and establish an international and collaborative network for inclusive education across disciplines. The findings from my thesis will be translated into 4 key messages: Hearing and acting on disabled children's voices is a sustainable strategy for developing inclusive education; Inclusive education means promoting children's learning, participation, and well-being; Teachers must be supported to develop inclusive pedagogy in classroom teaching; Efforts are required from all stakeholders to transform current thinking, policy and practice of inclusive education in China.These 4 key messages will be delivered to relevant stakeholders including academics, policy-makers, disability organisations, international agencies, headteachers, classroom teachers, school pupils and wider public audiences through a range of tailored materials and training workshops. Besides the dissemination, it is also important to bring together international expertise in this research field through strong partnerships. Thus I will accept the placement at the Centre for Inclusive Education of Beijing Normal University as a visiting scholar, to build up solid collaboration with leading Chinese scholars in this area. The visit will also involve field trips to local schools to learn more about the needs of children and teachers. I will coordinate the establishment of a world-leading academic network involving key members from Beijing Normal University, University of Edinburgh and Trinity College Dublin. The connection among network members will be strengthened through both online and face-to-face seminars. The network will facilitate the development of future educational development projects. Meanwhile, a network website will be set up to provide accessible public resources. In addition, I will receive further training to improve my academic and transferable skills. Progress and experiences will be shared with relevant audiences in Scotland and the UK. A pilot study will be conducted in one Chinese school to test the model for developing inclusive practice proposed in my PhD research. The fellowship will be undertaken through working with an advisory board formed by experienced researchers from multiple disciplines.In all, this fellowship will create significant and important impacts on a comprehensive transformation towards inclusive and quality education in China at all levels, from government policy frameworks, structural reform and resource redistribution to educational management, everyday classroom teaching practice and school culture. By working knowledgeably, sensitively and ethically in the context of China, the fellowship will improve educational practices in China based on excellent scholarship, to contribute to the welfare of children and families, and the country's sustainable development.