This ground-breaking book considers current perspective on educational reform in the Asia-Pacific regions with a focus on a new era of special education, particularly as this relates to the educational reform towards inclusive education.

Chris Forlin is Head of Special Education in the Department of Educational Psychology Counselling & Learning at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Ming-Gon John Lian is the Director of the Centre for Advancement in Special Education (CASE) at The University of Hong Kong.

Introduction Section 1: Education Reform in Asia 1. Contemporary trends and issues in education reform for special and inclusive education in the Asia-Pacific region 2. Education reforms in special education 3. Collaboration in the era of inclusion 4. Meeting new challenges of special education in China Section 2: Preparing teachers to work in inclusive classrooms 5. Education reform for inclusion in the Asia-Pacific region: What about teacher education? 6. Preparing early childhood teachers to work with young children with disabilities 7. Training of special needs officers in Singapore to support inclusion 8. Teachers' attitudes, perceptions and concerns about inclusive education in the Asia-Pacific region Section 3: Effective special and inclusive practices 9. The challenge of raising student levels of achievement in an inclusive national curriculum 10. Promoting inclusion in the primary classroom 11. The inclusive secondary school teacher 12. The changing roles and responsibilities of school principals relative to inclusive education 13. General classroom strategies to enhance the inclusion of students with learning difficulties 14. Including children with autism in the culture of play with typical peers 15. Including students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorders 16. Transition for students with disabilities 17. Inclusive education as a catalyst for special educational reform in the Asia-Pacific region