Education is special for everyone : how schools can best serve all students / Janet D. Mulvey [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mulvey, Janet D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inclusive education--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; London, England : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>This book researches and reports on issues of current practice: e.g., teacher preparation, placement of students with special needs, implications for the average and above in the classroom and the financial costs driving placement decisions in the education system.</span></span><br /><span><span>We examine the lowering of standards so all can pass tests, report on loss of engagement of students by middle school, and mourn the squandering of creativity to appease a mandate.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: History of U.S. Special Education; Chapter Two: What about Me?; Chapter Three: The Principal's Role in Supporting All Students; Chapter Four: Where Do We Begin?; Chapter Five: Teacher Preparation; Chapter Six: Level of Instruction in Each Setting; Chapter Seven: Differentiation: Does It Really Work?; Chapter Eight: Outcomes for Mainstreamed, Full-inclusion, and Separate Classrooms; Chapter Nine: Effects of Standardized Testing; Chapter Ten: Urban Problems and Solutions: Funding For All; Chapter Eleven: Recommendations from the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4758-0765-1

OCLC:

884014553