Comparing Special Education : Origins to Contemporary Paradoxes /
Richardson, John G.
Comparing Special Education : Origins to Contemporary Paradoxes / John G. Richardson and Justin J.W. Powell. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 346 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-332) and index.
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?
In contemporary conflicts about educational standards and accountability, special education plays a key role as it draws the boundaries between exclusion and inclusion. This book unites in-depth comparative and historical studies with analyses of global trends.
English.
9780804779135 (electronic bk.) 0804779139 (electronic bk.) (cloth) (cloth)
6899383
22573/ctvqrq860 JSTOR
Special education--Cross-cultural studies.
Éducation spéciale--Études transculturelles.
EDUCATION--Special Education--Learning Disabilities.
EDUCATION / Special Education / General
Special education.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies.
LC3965 / .R43 2011eb
371.9
Comparing Special Education : Origins to Contemporary Paradoxes / John G. Richardson and Justin J.W. Powell. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 346 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-332) and index.
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?
In contemporary conflicts about educational standards and accountability, special education plays a key role as it draws the boundaries between exclusion and inclusion. This book unites in-depth comparative and historical studies with analyses of global trends.
English.
9780804779135 (electronic bk.) 0804779139 (electronic bk.) (cloth) (cloth)
6899383
22573/ctvqrq860 JSTOR
Special education--Cross-cultural studies.
Éducation spéciale--Études transculturelles.
EDUCATION--Special Education--Learning Disabilities.
EDUCATION / Special Education / General
Special education.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies.
LC3965 / .R43 2011eb
371.9