Special education and school reform in the United States and Britain / edited by Margaret J. McLaughlin and Martyn Rouse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rouse, Martyn.

McLaughlin, Margaret J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education--Great Britain.

Special education.

Special education--United States.

School improvement programs--Great Britain.

School improvement programs.

School improvement programs--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is about how special education policy and practice is being negotiated within the context of educational reform in two countries. The political climate of recent years in both Britain and the USA led to many changes along similar lines, with a move towards placing greater power and choice in the hands of those individuals with special educational needs. Each chapter provides an overview and comparative analysis of the origins and evolution of specific educational reforms in the USA and the UK. The themes explored include: *providing parents with greater choice *decent

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowlegements; Introduction: the struggles for reform MARGARET J.MCLAUGHLIN AND MARTYN ROUSE; Defining difference: a comparative perspective on legal and policy issues in education reform and special educational needs LANI FLORIAN AND DIANA PULLIN; Standards and curriculum: the core of educational reform MARGARET J.MCLAUGHLIN AND CHRISTINA TILSTONE

National assessment and special education in the United States and England and Wales: towards a common system for all? MARTYN ROUSE, JAMES G.SHRINER AND LOU DANIELSONEducational accountability and students with disabilities in the United States and in England and Wales JUDY SEBBA, MARTHA L.THURLOW AND MARGARET GOERTZ; Special educational needs policy and choice: tensions between policy development in the US and UK contexts CHERYL LANGE AND SHEILA RIDDELL

The changing governance of education and its comparative impact on special education in the United Kingdom and the United States JENNIFER EVANS AND MICHAEL M.GERBERFunding of special education in the United States and England and Wales TONY BOWERS AND TOM PARRISH; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-73790-4

1-134-73791-2

1-280-33003-1

0-203-25900-9

0-203-05747-3

9780203057476

OCLC:

70736748