inclusion vs. mainstreaming: a helpful table

I don't know who created this or where it came from, but we used it to study for our exams in our class on inclusion. Thought it might be interesting.

	Mainstreaming	Inclusive Education
Goals	Return students with disabilities to the gen. Ed. Mainstream as much as possible.	Create school and classroom communities in which all students are accepted, belong, and can achieve their potential.
Process	Assign students to spec. ed. programs, but have them attend gen. ed. Programs to the extent that they are believed to be capable of benefiting from them.	Age appropriate gen. ed. classrooms within their neighborhoods, blend gen. ed., “at risk,” and spec. ed. programs to meet the needs of all students. Adjust and expand the curr.
Special Services	Spec. ed. instruction and related services are provided in spec. ed. environments, but few follow the student into the mainstream class.	Support is provided to all students within gen. ed. and community environments to the greatest extent possible.
Focus	Traditionally considered an option for students with mild disabilities; rarely affected students with severe disabilities.	First about those with severe disabilities, and then all learning disabilities. Believe that concomitant changes in curr., assessment, instruction, and staffing patterns that accompany effective inclusion benefit all students.
Prerequisites (in the classroom)	Near grade level in social and academic performance.	None
Homebase (in the school)	Special Ed.	General Ed.
Services (In the school and in the classroom)	Minor adaptations Consultation Collaboration	Range of support services Consultation Collaboration Co-teaching Team teaching Individualized support Use of natural supports in the classroom
Standards	Same as General Ed.	Varies with every student.