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Looking Into Special Education: A Synthesis of Key Themes and Concepts
Contributor(s): Farrell, Michael (Author)
ISBN: 0415717302     ISBN-13: 9780415717304
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $47.45  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Special Education - General
- Education | Professional Development
- Education | Inclusive Education
Dewey: 371.9
LCCN: 2013023304
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 146 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Contemporary and stimulating, Looking into Special Education provides an engaging overview of the key areas of special education, with each chapter providing valuable insight into the nature and practice of special education today. Aiding understanding and acting as a framework for further study, thought and practice, this innovative new book concerns a wide range of disabilities and disorders and is international in scope.

Chapters discuss:

  • The historical dimensions of special education
  • How to engage with the structural frameworks (legal and definitional issues) of special education today
  • The philosophical foundations of special education, including positivism
  • Criticisms of special education and a consideration of future trends
  • The fundamentals of evidence-based practice and how professional judgement is used
  • The benefits of multi-professional collaboration
  • Organisational issues of mainstreaming and special schooling.

Including further reading material and 'concluding thinking points' at the end of each thought-provoking chapter, Looking into Special Education will be of particular use to professionals and students of special education and related fields looking to enrich their understanding and practice.