Mainstreaming may refer to: *

Gender mainstreaming Gender mainstreaming is the public policy concept of assessing the implications for people of different genders of a planned policy action, including legislation and programmes. The concept of gender mainstreaming was first proposed at the 1985 ...

, the practice of considering impacts on men and women of proposed public policy :*

Youth mainstreaming Youth mainstreaming is a public policy concept. The Commonwealth of Nations describes it in this context: It is modeled on gender mainstreaming, which the United Nations defined in the 1990s as: Strategy Youth mainstreaming is a two-fold strate ...

, a derivative concept focusing on the needs of young people *

Mainstreaming (education) Mainstreaming, in the context of education, is the practice of placing students with special education needs in a general education classroom during specific time periods based on their skills. This means students who are a part of the special e ...

, the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes

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