Inclusive and exclusive education for diverse learning needs

[Extract:] Traditionally, inclusive education was associated with special education services and related to the educating of students who were identified as other, had additional or special needs, or did not fit into the category of normal as deemed by society (Armstrong et al. 2010). More recently, the field of special education has expanded and transformed into inclusive education and involves the inclusion in education students who identify as having a disability, type of exceptionality, or belonging to a minority group.