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- Special Education in the 21st Century: Issues of Inclusion and Reform
- Book
- 2000
- Published by: Gallaudet University Press
summary
In the late 20th century, a tidal wave of calls for reform and inclusion of special needs students swept over public special education. The current debates over implementing these themes today are authoritatively addressed by 19 distinguished scholars in this thorough volume. Organized into three cohesive sections, it begins with the issues of educational reform and the emerging discourses of disability and integration in the inclusion movement. Respective chapters appraise specific arguments for inclusion and the federal legislation and litigation surrounding and supporting special education.
The second part features the thorny issue of assessment, the technological revolution in special education, and the disposition of teacher training. The third section scrutinizes the inclusion of various populations of students with exceptional needs, particularly how teachers can make an easy transition from ideology to educational practice.
Special Education in the 21st Century sets the standard for extrapolating future directions by wisely weighing classroom practices for different groups and the technical problems of resources, management, social groupings, instructional design, and the supposition that teachers will automatically change to accommodate an even greater diversity of learners.
Table of Contents
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- General Introduction
- pp. vii-xiv
- Part 1: Educational Reform and the Inclusion Movement
- Introduction
- pp. 3-4
- Part 2: Supporting Educational Reform
- Introduction
- pp. 65-67
- 5. Technology and Special Education
- pp. 83-105
- Part 3: Including Special Populations
- Introduction
- pp. 137-141
- Contributors
- pp. 257-260
Additional Information
ISBN
9781563681790
Related ISBN(s)
9781563681004
MARC Record
OCLC
57352327
Pages
284
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No