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    Research PaperInclusion is a type of teaching that is being researched in many school districts across the country. It is the act of grouping special education students into a regular classroom environment. Inclusion is a very controversial topic when it comes to the education of children, whether regular or special students. There are many beliefs about the well-being of all students and their ability to learn and function together. This belief has hindered school districts' adoption of the full inclusion curriculum. People think this will cause problems in the classroom for both general education and special education students. They believe this would be a distraction for all students and would harm both their education and their emotional development. The following articles show that inclusion is extremely beneficial for all students and that the popular belief and stereotypes cited in favor of full inclusion are not entirely true. The first article, "Full Inclusion, Dream or Reality" (1995), focused on the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which had a major impact on the educational rights of all children, especially children with disabilities . This law ensures that all children have equal rights to education, where they can further their knowledge and receive education with as few restrictions as possible. Special education students will be able to be in a classroom with students their own age, regardless of their skill level or type of disability. This fully inclusive setting will allow students to develop socially as well. Students are now able to associate with many different groups of people if they were separated in their classroom. These social interactions will appear in the middle of the article......ver, or many people may turn to full inclusion as more research is published.BibliographyBiklen, D. (November 2000). Building inclusion: lessons from critical disability narratives. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 4 (4). Retrieved April 20, 2003 from www.ebsco.comCavallaro, C & Haney, M. (April 2002). Early childhood and inclusion. The ERICClearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. Retrieved April 21, 2003 from http://ericec.org/faq/ec-inclu.html Gibb, G. and Young, J. (July/August 1997). A team inclusion program for junior high school. Remedial and Special Education, 18 (4), 243. Retrieved April 20, 2003 from www.ebsco.com. Morse, T. and Santos, K. (October 1995). Total inclusion: dream or reality? Journal for Just and Caring Education, 1 (4) 449. Retrieved April 20, 2003 from www.ebsco.com