mainstreaming
/mˈeɪnstɹˌimɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes.
American usage; Uncountable
verb
present participle and gerund of mainstream
Example Sentences
- "Neither Wales nor Scotland was in favour of getting rid of it, no doubt because both countries have done an infinitely better job than Whitehall on mainstreaming sustainable development."
- "Mainstreaming implies involving all social actors—governments, civil society, industry and local communities—in the process. Mainstreaming calls for changes in policy as far upstream as possible."
- "It was 1979, and for many educators mainstreaming was an idea whose time had come."
Etymology
From mainstream + -ing.
Usage
- Uncountable
- American usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
gender mainstreaming
youth mainstreaming