ABSTRACT
Equality, Participation and Inclusion: Diverse contexts and its partner Diverse perspectives are readers for the Open University course Equality, Participation and Inclusion: Learning from Each Other. As second editions both books draw on a greater diversity of perspectives and situations than the fi rst editions. This book contains a compilation of challenging new material as well as several chapters from the fi rst edition that retain particular rel evance to the exploration of the issues fundamental to social justice. As a resource the chapters will be of particular interest across the contexts of education, health and social care. Practitioners working with and across these sectors should fi nd the book a rich source of ideas and information. We also believe that families and advocates are likely to be drawn to the material as much of it refl ects on real experiences and life stories. Indeed we know that some readers, from whatever background, will identify with the experiences of marginalisation and exclusion in the books and have their own stories to tell. We hope this collection of diverse material will therefore support both refl ection and learning from each other. It is intended to develop an understanding of the issues of equality, participation and inclusion for children and young people in diverse contexts and raise questions about future policy and practice.
