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The Inclusive Schools Checklist

The Inclusive Schools Checklist is a reliable and valid tool that identifies 76 potential architectural barriers, 44 potential inclusive classroom practices and 23 potential school/school board inclusive policies for children and youth with special needs/disabilities.

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Child and  youth engagement

Assessment of communities and neighbourhoods

Community Asset Mapping

Physical and  social  inclusion

Development of Child  Friendly Communities

Community-based research/ Program evaluations

Collaboration/Partnership  building

Policy scans and Reviews

                                                          

                                       

Products

Apriori Research provides the following products:

bulletBarriers- The Awareness Challenge. A free desktop virtual reality game that teaches students and school staff about the architectural and attitudinal barriers that face students with physical disabilities.

 

bulletThe Inclusive Schools Checklist. This checklist describes potential architectural barriers, classroom inclusive practices and school and school board policies and procedures that promote inclusion and full participation for students with exceptionalities. Easy to follow and takes less than an hour to complete- identify how inclusive your elementary or high school is and use the items as guidelines for promoting inclusion.

 

bulletThe Inclusive Schools Salience Questionnaire. Assists stakeholders in prioritizing modifications for  architectural barriers in their school.
 
 

  UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/ PRESENTATIONS

Practical Strategies for Implementing Child Friendly Communities. University of British Columbia, 10th Annual Assessment Workshop. May 3, 2012.

Exploring Child and Youth Engagement Methods for Community Evaluation and Development. 49th
International Making Cities Livable Conference. Portland, OR, May 20-­24, 2012

NEWEST PUBLICATIONS

New Approaches to Early Child Development: Rules, Rituals and Realities. H. Goelman, J. Pivik & M. Guhn (Eds.) Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Palgrave Macmillan. 2011.

Evaluation of a community-based participatory research consortium from the perspective of academics and community service providers focused on child health and well-being. J. Pivik & H. Goelman. Health Education & Behavior. 2011 Jun;38(3):271-81.

The perspective of children and youth: How different stakeholders identify architectural barriers for inclusion in schools. Pivik, J. (2010). Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30, 510-517.  

A child friendly perspective on community service and learning: The story of the Knick Knack Nook. Pivik, J. (2008). The Community Psychologist, 41(3/4), 71-74.   

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