Comparing special education : origins to contemporary paradoxes / John G. Richardson and Justin J.W. Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, John G.

Contributor:

Powell, Justin J. W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education--Cross-cultural studies.

Special education.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Richardson (sociology, Western Washington U.) and Powell (Social Science Research Center, Berlin, Germany) identify variable patterns and conditions across the world in the institutional and organizational construction of special education and in the ways that special education is understood and practiced, examining specific similarities and differences within and across countries in relation to special education participation rates, categories and types of schools, stated goals of special education, and national policies towards special education. They then theoretically interpret the identified patterns, analyzing the continuum of institutionalized organization forms from segregated settings to inclusive classrooms, and the continuum of national education governance from centralization to decentralization, as well as the social logics that influence how these organizational forms evolve. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction : from origins to contemporary paradoxes in special education

Ideas and institutions : the enlightenments, human nature, and disability

Economic change, state-making, and citizenship

The global institution of special education

Historical models and social logics of special education systems

Institutionalizing special education systems and their divergence over the twentieth century

Special education participation and the simultaneous rise of segregation and inclusion

Rights, liberties and education in "least" and "most" restrictive settings : contrasting futures of public education and juvenile justice

Between global intentions and national resistance : from special education to inclusive education?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804760737

080476073X

OCLC:

664842353