Roger Slee is the Professor of Disability and Inclusion in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at The University of Leeds.  He is the founding editor of the International Journal of Inclusive Education and the Journal of Disability Studies in Education.

Gordon Tait is a professor in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, at the Queensland University of Technology.  He teaches in the areas of the social contexts of education, research methodologies, and ethics.  He has written books on Education, Sociology, Philosophy, Criminology and Cultural Studies.  Currently his main research interests include: suicide and judicial decision-making, educational governance, and the shaping of the inclusive school.