| Power and Partnership in Education: Parents, Children and Special Educational Needs Contributor(s): Armstrong, Derrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415086434 ISBN-13: 9780415086431 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1995 Annotation: "Power and Partnership in Education" subjects the notion of partnership between parents and professionals to critical scrutiny. Drawing upon the comments of those directly involved in assessment of children's special needs--parents, professionals and children--he describes the process from all standpoints and discusses the distribution of power throughout the process. By carefully examining the dynamics within the relationship, Derrick Armstrong discusses the barriers that might inhibit an effective partnership between them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Special Education - Physical Disabilities - Education | Curricula - Education | History |
| Dewey: 371.910 |
| LCCN: 94045144 |
| Lexile Measure: 1470 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recent legislation - the 1981 and 1993 Education Acts - have emphasized the need for parents to work as partners with professionals in the assessment of children's special educational needs. This book explores that notion of partnership and subjects it to critical scrutiny. It describes the assessment process from both the parental and professional standpoints, looking in particular at the parent-professional relationship and the barriers that might inhibit effective partnerships between parents and professionals. The child's viewpoint is equally important, and later chapters examine children's own accounts of the assessment process. |