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Investigating the Language of Special Education: Listening to Many Voices (ePub eBook)


Investigating the Language of Special Education: Listening to Many Voices (ePub eBook)

eBook by Farrell, M.

Investigating the Language of Special Education: Listening to Many Voices (ePub eBook)

£44.99

ISBN:
9781137434715
Publication Date:
12 Jul 2014
Publisher:
Springer Nature
Imprint:
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages:
179 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
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Investigating the Language of Special Education: Listening to Many Voices (ePub eBook)

Description

Utilising a wide range of theoretical traditions from philosophy, sociology and anthropology, this book aims to raise the reader's awareness of the power as well as the limitations of language in relation to special education.

Contents

Introduction: The Importance of Language in Special Education 1. Past Voices: Historical Terminology 2. Present Voices: Current Language in Special Education 3. Grand Designs: Constructing Social Meaning 4. Labelling: New Labels for Old? 5. Disability Memoirs and Student Voice 6. Problematizing Meaning: Deconstruction 7. Immersed in Language: Discourse 8. Analysing Concepts in Special Education 9. Persuasive or Misleading Language Conclusion

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