Department: Master of Education
Module Description: Overall, Diversity, equity, inclusion and Social Justice module at the Masters level aims to develop students' critical thinking, research, and communication skills while providing them with a deep understanding of related issues. The module enables students to become familiar with issues such as strategic direction, identification and evidence of efficacy in diverse settings, as well as related issues of social settings and equity in inclusive settings.
Gaad, E. (2019). "Educating learners with special needs and disabilities in the UAE: reform and innovation", in K. Gallagher (ed). Education in the UAE: Innovation and Transformation. Singapore: Springer (pp. 147-159).
Gaad, E. (2010). Inclusive education in the Middle East. New York: Routledge.
Vanitha, C. (ed). (2021). Recent trends in inclusive education. Bio-Green Book.
AlKhatib, G (2016). Arab American children with disabilities: considerations for teachers and service providers. Routledge.
Almotairi, M. and Gaad, E. (2014). Attitudes of Kuwaiti Teachers and Head Teachers Towards Persons with Disabilities and their Inclusion in Mainstream Government Schools, Ain Shams University Educational Journal, Volume 15.
Beveridge, S. (1999). Special educational needs in schools. 2nd edn. London: Routledge.
Gaad, E. (2005a). Crossing the barriers: culturally diverse teachers teaching in culturally diverse mixed abilities classrooms in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Diversity in Nations, Organisations, and Communities, vol. 5 (5), pp. 1-10. Request item
Gaad, E. (2005b). Including students with exceptional learning needs in regular schools in the United Arab Emirates: enabling regular primary schools to meet the needs of all learners. International Journal of Diversity in Nations, Organizations, and Communities, vol. 4. Request item
Gaad, E. (2013). Assessing the needs of people with disabilities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE, Journal of Education and Vocational Research, 4(11), pp. 331–338. Request item
Gaad, E (2015). Emirati nationals with disability and challenges related to their education and impact on employment opportunities, international peer-reviewed conference proceeding, Canada International Conference in Education, pp 87-98.
Gaad, E.& Thabet, R. (2018). Raising an expatriate child with disability in the United Arab Emirates: support, challenges & resilience, Accepted and in Press by International Journal of Inclusive Education.
Hudson, D. J. (2017). On “diversity” as anti-racism in library and information studies: a critique. Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies, 1(1), pp. 1-36.
Mittler, P. (2000). Working towards inclusive education: social contexts. London: David Fulton.