
What are the experiences of children & young people? How can we think about the challenges they face? What systems & practices can support them? How can we develop greater equality participation & inclusion across diverse settings? This second edition of Equality Participation & Inclusion 1: Diverse Perspectives" is the first of two Readers aimed at people with an interest in issues of equality participation & inclusion for children & young people. This first Reader focuses in particular on the diverse perspectives held by different practitioners & stakeholders. Comprising readings taken from the latest research in journal articles newly commissioned chapters as well as several chapters from the first edition that retain particular relevance this fully updated second edition has broadened its focus to consider a greater diversity of perspectives. Whilst exploring how we think about the experiences of children & young people across a range of contexts it maintains a subtle underlying emphasis upon education & the experiences of disabled people. Drawing on the writing of academics practitioners children & young people & people who have experienced exclusion this book is a rich resource for students & practitioners who are interested in thinking about how inequality & exclusion are experienced & how they can be challenged. Much of the material reflects on lived experiences & life stories & will be of particular interest to those working in education health youth & community work youth justice & social services as well as to families & advocates."