Drawing on the work of innovative educators, this edited volume shows how adopting a solutions focused approach can offer new constructive ways forward for special education. Diverse international contributors from both the world of special education and solutions focused thinking, offer ways to rethink special education and to focus on what can be done rather than what can't. Each chapter offers insights into how solutions focused thinking can reframe special education and the tangible results for children, families and schools.

Chapters on teaching and learning, behaviour support, human resources, school leadership and family and community show how a solutions focused approach can be transformative for all aspects of special and inclusive education.

Contributions by: Geoffrey James, Kathy Brown, Tiina Itkonen, Neil Birch, Drew Allison, Jenny Cole, Lee Shilts, Michael Doneman, Andrew Turnell, Eileen Munroe, Terry Murphy, Dominik Godat, Henri Pesonen