Transdisciplinary Teaching in Inclusive Schools: Promoting Transdisciplinary Education for Learners with Special Needs (Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Educational Research, 8)

Preface
	References
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Transdisciplinary Teaching: Main Concepts and Perspectives
	1.1 Transdisciplinary and Intra-disciplinary Approaches
	1.2 Advantages of Transdisciplinary Teaching
		1.2.1 Overall Adaptation of School Systems to the Dynamic Changes in the World
		1.2.2 Learners´ Communication and Social Skills Development
		1.2.3 Cognitive and Emotional Development of All Learners
		1.2.4 Transdisciplinary Teachers´ Professional Development
	1.3 Challenges of Transdisciplinary Teaching
	1.4 Education Challenges and Transdisciplinary Teaching in an Era of Continuous Change
	1.5 The Role of the Family in Children´s Development and Transdisciplinary-Inclusive Environment
	1.6 Summary
Chapter 2: Thinking Skills, Mediation for Thinking Development and Transdisciplinary Teaching
	2.1 Transdisciplinary Teaching and Mediation
	2.2 Teacher Education and Mediation for Thinking Development
	2.3 Summary
Chapter 3: Transdisciplinary Teaching for Learners with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
	3.1 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
	3.2 Diagnosis of ADHD
	3.3 Treatments of ADHD
	3.4 Inclusion of Learners with ADHD in Schools
	3.5 Advantages of Transdisciplinary Teaching Learners with ADHD
	3.6 Challenges of Transdisciplinary Teaching Learners with ADHD
	3.7 Practical Transdisciplinary Teaching Strategies for Learners with ADHD
	3.8 Implementing the 12 Parameters of Mediation with Learners with ADHD in Transdisciplinary Inclusive Schools
	3.9 Summary and Possible Implementations of Figs. 3.1 and 3.2 for Planning and Conducting Transdisciplinary Learning While Inc...
	3.10 Main Learning Topic
		3.10.1 The Learners with ADHD
		3.10.2 The Transdisciplinary Teachers
		3.10.3 The Colleagues (Partners in the Transdisciplinary Teaching)
		3.10.4 Educational and Social Goals and Teaching Strategies
Chapter 4: Transdisciplinary Teaching for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
	4.1 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
	4.2 Inclusion of Learners with ASD
	4.3 Advantages of Inclusion of Learners with ASD in Transdisciplinary Schools
	4.4 Challenges of Inclusion of Learners with ASD in Transdisciplinary Schools
	4.5 Practical Transdisciplinary Teaching Strategies for Learners with ASD
	4.6 Implementing the 12 Parameters of Mediation Among Learners with ASD in Transdisciplinary Inclusive Schools
	4.7 Summary and Possible Implementations of Figs. 4.1 and 4.2 for Planning and Conducting Transdisciplinary Learning While Med...
	4.8 Main Learning Topic
		4.8.1 The Learners with ASD
		4.8.2 The Transdisciplinary Teachers
		4.8.3 The Colleagues (Partners in the Transdisciplinary Teaching)
		4.8.4 Educational and Social Goals and Teaching Strategies
Chapter 5: Transdisciplinary Teaching for Learners with Sensory Impairments and Challenges
	5.1 Vision Impairments
		5.1.1 Inclusion of Learners with Vision Impairments
		5.1.2 Advantages of Transdisciplinary Teaching Learners with Vision Challenges
		5.1.3 Challenges of Transdisciplinary Teaching Learners with Vision Challenges
		5.1.4 Practical Transdisciplinary Teaching Strategies for Learners with Vision Challenges
	5.2 Hearing Impairments
		5.2.1 Inclusion of Learners with Hearing Impairments
		5.2.2 Advantages of Transdisciplinary Teaching Learners with Hearing Challenges
		5.2.3 Challenges of Transdisciplinary Teaching Learners with Hearing Challenges
		5.2.4 Practical Transdisciplinary Teaching Strategies for Learners with Hearing Challenges
	5.3 Implementing the 12 Parameters of Mediation with Learners with Vision and Hearing Challenges
	5.4 Summary and Possible Implementations of Figs. 5.1 and 5.2 for Planning and Conducting Transdisciplinary Learning while Med...
	5.5 Main Learning Topic
		5.5.1 The Learners with Hearing and Vision Impairment
		5.5.2 The Transdisciplinary Teachers
		5.5.3 The Colleagues (Partners in the Transdisciplinary Teaching)
		5.5.4 Educational and Social Goals and Teaching Strategies
Chapter 6: Transdisciplinary Teaching in Intercultural Learning Communities
	6.1 Intercultural Education
	6.2 Interculturalism and Thinking Development
	6.3 Intercultural Education, Inclusion and Transdisciplinary Teaching
	6.4 Advantages of Transdisciplinary Teaching in Intercultural Schools
	6.5 Challenges of Transdisciplinary Teaching in Intercultural Schools
	6.6 Practical Transdisciplinary Teaching Strategies in Intercultural Schools
	6.7 Implementing the 12 Parameters of Mediation in Intercultural Schools
	6.8 Summary and Possible Implementations of Figs. 6.1 and 6.2 for Planning and Conducting Transdisciplinary Learning While Med...
	6.9 Main Learning Topic
		6.9.1 The Learners (From the Perspective of Their Cultural Background)
		6.9.2 The Transdisciplinary Teachers
		6.9.3 The Colleagues (Partners in the Transdisciplinary Teaching)
		6.9.4 Educational and Social Goals and Teaching Strategies
Chapter 7: Summary
References