There is a lot of work on inclusion and I would look at these publications some of which will have a sociological lens. Use the education journals that focus on inclusion for a beginning point.

I would argue education systems are inherently exclusive and exclusionary. Take, for example, assessment. Assessments are normally set in English with the expectation the students have a good standard of the English, both in written and practical forms.  However this has the tendency to exclude international students where English may not be their primary  language and so their attainment is lessened because the system is geared towards white, middle-class English students. This is not to say this is intentional, but rather unwilling acted through educators' practical consciousness. What we need to do as educators, therefore, is be more reflexive about how practice. For me, this includes adopting the principles of 'punk rock' pedagogy which involves getting students to think for themselves and giving them choice in assessment  (eg. Podcast, youtube video, blogging etc.). Doing so we can foster better inclusively. One potential sociological to use to analyse such issue would be Structuration Theory. 

In a similar vein to Marian's question, I am looking for a theoretical framework to guide analysis of case studies of inclusive classroom practice, with a focus on the teacher.

Any ideas?

Dear Nathan and Robyn,

Thank you for your suggestions.. I was also thinking of Bourdieu's cultural capital approach in analysing alienation in the classroom (issues of language, passive students) .. Do you'll have any suggestions? 

Yes good choice - check out the education journals where you will find many authors using Bourdieu's work to analyse education experiences.