Book Review
Future Directions for Inclusive Teacher Education: An
International Perspective Edited by Chris Forlin (2012) Routledge, 227 pp. ISBN: 978-0-415-51900-7
Dianne Chambersa aThe University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle Campus, Australia
(Received 21 November 2012, Final revised version received 19 December 2012)
The book describes a variety of impacts on inclusive education in an international context and ways teacher educators may progress the inclusion agenda. It begins with a preface which details the organisation of the text and provides an explanation of the theoretical basis for the book. This is a useful section as it allows the reader to quickly determine chapters and sections that may be of particular interest or relevance. The book is comprised of 22 chapters, all authored by a wide variety of international scholars who are active in the area of inclusive education. The quality of the authorship lends weight to the value of the book in terms of current and appropriately researched information. The book is targeted towards teacher educators, rather than pre-service teachers, although it contains some information in which pre-service teachers may be interested.