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SAGE Handbook of Special Education, The 2nd Revised edition


SAGE Handbook of Special Education, The 2nd Revised edition

by Florian, Lani

SAGE Handbook of Special Education, The

£295.00

ISBN:
9781446210536
Publication Date:
18 Dec 2013
Edition/language:
2nd Revised edition / English
Publisher:
Sage Publications Ltd
Pages:
1040 pages
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 10 - 12 May 2024
SAGE Handbook of Special Education, The

Description

The second edition of The SAGE Handbook of Special Education provides a comprehensive overview of special education, offering a wide range of views on key issues from all over the world. The contributors bring together up-to-date theory, research and innovations in practice, with an emphasis on future directions for the role of special education in a global context of inclusion. This brand new edition features: " New chapters on families, interagency collaboration and issues of lifelong learning " The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities " Policy reform proposals " Equity and social justice in education " The impact of new thinking on assessment " Issues and developments in classification " The preparation and qualifications that teachers need The Handbook's breadth, clarity and academic rigour will make it essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students, and also for practitioners, teachers, school managers and administrators.

Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements About the Editor About the Contributors Editorial Advisors Preface Introduction Part I: How Special Educational Needs Are Understood Reimagining Special Education - Why New Approaches are Needed - Lani Florian Confronting Difference: A Brief History of Special Education - Margaret A. Winzer Models of Service Delivery and Forms of Provision - Tony Cline & Norah Frederickson Categories of Special Educational Needs - Brahm Norwich The Disproportionate Placement of Ethnic Minorities in Special Education - Beth Harry A Sociological Perspective on Special Education - Sheila Riddell Social Justice in Education for Students with Disabilities - David J. Connor Part II: The Challenge of Inclusion Disability Rights in Education - Marcia Rioux Inclusive Education: From Targeting Groups and Schools to Achieving Quality Education as the Core of EFA - Renato Opertti, Zachary Walker & Yi Zhang From Special Education to Effective Schools for All: Widening the Agenda - Mel Ainscow Sui Ban Jiu Du: An Approach Toward Inclusive Education in China - Chunling Liu & Xueyun Su Entry, Engagement and Empowerment: Dilemmas for Inclusive Education in an Indian Context - Nidhi Singal Inclusive Schooling as a Means and End of Education? - Roger Slee Equity in Inclusive Education: A Cultural Historical Comparative Perspective - Elizabeth Kozleski, Alfredo Artiles & Federico Waitoller How Special Needs Funding Can Support Inclusive Education - Sip Jan Pijl Part III: Knowledge Production Epistemology and Special Education - Gary Thomas Persistent Issues in Behavioral Theory and Practice - John W. Maag Sociocultural Views of Learning - J. S. de Valenzuela Educational Neuroscience: Bridging the Gulf Between Basic Research and Implications for Practice - Usha Goswami Comparative and International Perspectives on Special Education - Justin J.W. Powell A Disability Studies Frame for Research Approaches in Special Education - Douglas Biklen, Fernanda Orsati & Jessica Bacon The Applied Science of Special Education: Quantitative Approaches, the Questions They Address, and How They Inform Practice - Samuel L. Odom & Kathleen Lynne Lane Researching Inclusive Classroom Practices: The Framework For - Kristine Black-Hawkins Research and Pupil Voice - Jill Porter Using the Capability Approach to Evaluate the Well-being of Adult learners with Dis/abilities Participation - Barbara Ridley & Michael F. Watts Part IV: Issues of Teaching Learning Without Limits: Constructing a Pedagogy Free from Determinist Beliefs about Ability - Susan Hart and Mary Jane Drummond Nothing Special - The Everyday Pedagogy of Teaching - Jonathan Rix and Kieron Sheehy Universal Design for Learning - David H. Rose, Jenna W. Gravel, and David T. Gordon Curriculum Considerations in Meeting the Educational Needs of Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities - Jean Ware Beyond Categories and Labels: Knowledge to Support Assessment for Learning. Disability' - A Problem Well Put? - Judith Hollenweger Assessment for Learning and the Journey Towards Inclusion - Louise Hayward Self-Assessment as an 'Insider' Lens for Learning and Assessment - Roseanna Bourke and Mandia Mentis Dynamic Assessment and Cognitive Intervention - Alex Kozulin Expanding Approaches to Summative Assessment for Students with Impairment - J. Joy Cumming & Graham S. Maxwell Instructional and Assessment Accommodations in the 21st Century - Martha L. Thurlow Teaching and Learning in the Early Years - Susan A. Fowler, Michaelene M. Ostrosky and Tweety J. Yates Teaching Elementary Students with Learning Difficulties - Sharon Vaughn, Jeanne Wanzek & Carolyn A. Denton Secondary Special Education and Inclusive Practice: Pitfalls and Potential for the Success of All - Lisa A. Dieker and Selma Powell Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education - Robert Stodden and Kelly Roberts Teacher Assistants in Inclusive Classrooms - Michael F. Giangreco and Mary Beth Doyle Assistive Technology to Provide Access to the Curriculum and Increase Independence - Amy G. Dell and Deborah A. Newton Mobile Learning and Games in Special Education - Penny Standen and David Brown The Evolving Use of Technology in Special Education: Is "Effectiveness" the Right question? - John Woodward & Ralph Ferretti Friendships and Peer Relations Among and Between Children and Young People With and Without Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities - Dawn B. Male Finding a Voice: Families Roles in Schools - Dianne L. Ferguson, Amy N. Hanreddy and Philip M. Ferguson Interagency Working and Special Education: Beyond 'Virtuous' Ideas of Partnership towards Alternative Frameworks for Collaborative Work with Children - Liz Todd Part V: Future Directions For Research and Practice Education Without Condescension: Philosophy, Personhood and Cognitive Disability - Ruth Cigman Challenging Orthodoxy in Special Education: On Longstanding Debates and Philosophical Divides Revisited - Deborah J. Gallagher What do Classroom Teachers Need to Know about Meeting Special Educational Needs? - Ruth Kershner The Professional Knowledge of Special Educators - Kari Nes Inquiry and Community: Uncommon Opportunities to Enrich Professional Development for Inclusion - Marleen C. Pugach & Linda P. Blanton Changing Perspectives of Special Education in the Evolving Context of Standards-Based Reforms in the US and England - Margaret J. McLaughlin and Alan Dyson Medicalization in Schools - Valerie Harwood and Samantha McMahon Special Education and its Contribution to the Broader Discourse of Education - Seamus Hegarty Glossary - Cristina Devecchi

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