mainstreaming

/ˈmeɪnstriːmɪŋ/
noun
  1. The practice of placing students with special needs into regular classrooms with their peers.
    • Many educators support mainstreaming as a way to promote inclusion and diversity.
    • The district invested in teacher training to improve mainstreaming for students with learning differences.
    • The school's mainstreaming program helps children with disabilities learn alongside their classmates.
  2. The process of making something (such as an idea, product, or activity) become accepted as normal or standard by most people.
    • Social media played a big role in the mainstreaming of plant-based diets.
    • The mainstreaming of electric cars has accelerated in the last decade.
    • The mainstreaming of remote work changed how companies think about office space.
Antonyms
adjective
  1. Relating to or involving the integration of people with special needs into regular groups or activities.
    • Mainstreaming policies require extra support for teachers.
    • She attended a mainstreaming summer camp for children of all abilities.
    • The school adopted a mainstreaming approach for its art classes.
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