Umesh Sharma

Professor, Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education Umesh.Sharma@monash.edu

Biography

Umesh is the academic head of the Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education Community at Monash University. His research programs in the area of disability and inclusive education span India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Samoa as well as Australia, Canada, USA and New Zealand.

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Close-up of an Asian girl writing in an exercise book with a pencil

Maslow before Bloom: Lockdown lessons for students with additional learning needs

Inclusive educators from Australia, Brunei and Vietnam outline the strategies they adopted to assist students with disabilities amid the pandemic.

Education

Drawing of mother teaching kids at home.

Parents' lessons for teachers

While it's hoped schooling will return to "normal" post-COVID remote learning, the experiences of parents should inform educators' practices of the future.

Education

Teachers' commitment shines through

An international study suggests that despite the many challenges, schools and teachers have responded with creativity and flexibility to providing inclusive education during COVID-19.

Education

Bridging the class divide

Remote learning has made it even harder to implement the principles of inclusive education, but there is a way forward.

Education