Written by a team of practitioner researchers drawn from a wide range of schools & services this book provides a ground-breaking guide to action research in inclusive education. Chapters address a wide range of real-life experiences by demonstrating how teachers have tackled inequalities in the school environment through action research based on principles of equality & democracy. For example: * The co-ordination of services for minority ethnic groups including refugee & asylum seeking children; * Peer mediation of access to the literary hour for children with autism; * Homosexuality & action in the inclusion of gay issues; * Developing the role of learning support assistants in pioneering inclusion; * Reducing exclusion of children with challenging behaviour; * Listening to the voices of young people identified as having severe learning difficulties. Those seeking to empower marginalised individuals & groups through powerful research in action will find this book inspiring & engaging whether they are undergoing initial teacher education or in-service courses practitioners on Continuing Professional Development programmes or engaged in action research & teaching in higher education themselves.