Teaching in special education : managing the chaos / Lisa A. Ferrelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferrelli, Lisa A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education--United States.

Special education.

Special education teachers--United States.

Special education teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : University Press of America, Inc., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do special education teachers function in general education settings? Ferrelli uses interviews and observation to tell the stories of six special education teachers as they go about the business of teaching, illuminating elements of special education teacher practice and documenting the tensions between special education and general education teachers.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I; Introduction: Brief History of Special Education; Chapter One: Studying Special Education Teachers; Chapter Two: Evolution of the Study; Part II; Chapter Three: Methodology Employed in the Study; Chapter Four: Special Education Teacher Practice Described; Chapter Five: A Day in the Life: Special Education Teacher Practice Observed; Chapter Six: What Do These Experiences Mean?: Interpreting the Data

Chapter Seven : Special Education Teacher Practice RevealedChapter Eight: Special Education Teacher Practice-Managed Chaos; Appendices; Appendix A: Interview Protocol; Appendix B: Terminology Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7618-9092-0

1-283-60021-8

9786613912664

0-7618-5026-0