Community, cohesion and inclusive education

Abstract

Abstract The review team report following the 2001 race riots, Community cohesion , is not only an important reference for racial and cultural issues in schools and the communities they serve, but also contains a valuable framework for working with ‘communities’ of different sizes that could be utilised by educational psychologists to help develop inclusive learning environments. Eight ‘domains of social capital’ used by the Cantle review team are examined and interpreted in relation to a number of areas of psychological theory and practice. Applications within the work of the educational psychologist are considered.