Debating special education / Michael Farrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farrell, Michael, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education.

Inclusive education.

Effective teaching.

Educational psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Debating Special Education is a provocative yet timely book examining a range of criticisms made of special education in recent years. Michael Farrell analyses several key debates in special education giving balanced critical responses to inform policy and practice for the future of special education.The book identifies possible limitations to the current special education knowledge base and provision. Michael Farrell examines the value of labelling and classification, and asks if intelligence testing may have detrimental effects; and addresses a number of complex issues suc

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Sociological criticisms; Chapter 3 Rights-based criticisms and contested values; Chapter 4 Post-modern criticisms; Chapter 5 Limitations of the special education knowledge base; Chapter 6 The unhelpfulness of classifications; Chapter 7 Problems with assessment; Chapter 8 Negative effects of labelling; Chapter 9 Professional limitations; Chapter 10 Lack of distinctive provision; Chapter 11 The alternative of inclusion as mainstreaming; Chapter 12 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-97660-4

1-136-97661-2

1-282-58661-0

9786612586613

0-203-85245-1

9780203852453

OCLC:

630537864