A special role in Chinese education, very similar to the role of principal at school level. He or she teaches one or several subjects, but holds the key responsibility for the whole group of children, the collaboration among teachers, and the communication with parents.
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Creating Inclusive Classroom: Innovative Practices by Chinese Banzhurens
Jiacheng Li (East China Normal University, China), Yan Li (East China Normal University, China), Ying Huang (Changzhen Elementary School of Guangming District, China), Liujuan Huang (Guangming Experimental School, China), and Binyao Zheng (Kennesaw State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2017
|Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2520-2.ch017
Abstract
From the 1980s, there are three steps to understand and adopt the inclusive education belief and theory in China. In today's Chinese schools, the typical inclusive education is implemented at the classroom level, but with unique context and content compared with the practices in the Western world. Banzhuren, a very special role in Chinese school, has witnessed the development of each child and plays a very important role in student development. Banzhuren creates the inclusive atmosphere for all students, engages every student in the classroom-based activities, and works with other teachers and parents to develop the classroom community. Authors surveyed students in two classes on their experience, values, understanding and expectation on inclusive education in the classroom. Based on the data, the authors found that the banzhurens involved have fulfilled their potentials to achieve the inclusive classroom by multiple ways. The authors discussed the practical application, the limitations of the research, and future research directions about the inclusive classroom in China as well.