Ron FRENCH, A. Tariq ALSALHE, Seung-oh CHOI

The physical education environment: Is it educationally appropriate?

Internationally in education there continues to be a debate on the efficacy of the full inclusion philosophy. The purpose of this paper is to suggest another educationservice delivery model that incorporates the inclusion philosophy. There issues related to effectively implemently this more non-discriminatory service model isdiscussed which is termed the least restrictive educational (LRE) model.

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