Experiences of special education : re-evaluating policy and practice through life stories / Derrick Armstrong.

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Armstrong, Derrick, 1953-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (148 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

020338055X
9780203380550
1280054573
9781280054570
9780415266154
0415266157
1134501315
9781134501311
1134501307
9781134501304

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Experiences of special education.DDC classification:

371.9/0941 21

LOC classification:

LC3986.G7 A76 2003eb

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Contents:

Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The menace of the 'other' within -- chapter 2 Whose history is this? Challenging 'official' narratives of educational history -- chapter 3 Lives in special education: disciplinary transitions -- chapter 4 Lives in special education: the post-war expansion -- chapter 5 Lives in special education: the management of learning difficulties -- chapter 6 Special education and the politics of educational reform -- chapter 7 Time, space and the construction of identity -- chapter 8 Citizenship -- chapter 9 Seizing the future by recapturing the past: breaking the culture of silence.

Summary: Discussion about educational provision for children with learning difficulties has largely ignored the voices of those for whom that provision is intended. Experiences of Special Education argues that these 'insider perspectives' are of central importance for a fuller understanding of special educational needs policy. Bringing a unique focus to the subject of special needs education, Derrick Armstrong reassesses the history of special educational policy through the life-stories of those who have first-hand experience. These stories contest official policy discourses and inform an u.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-145) and index.

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Discussion about educational provision for children with learning difficulties has largely ignored the voices of those for whom that provision is intended. Experiences of Special Education argues that these 'insider perspectives' are of central importance for a fuller understanding of special educational needs policy. Bringing a unique focus to the subject of special needs education, Derrick Armstrong reassesses the history of special educational policy through the life-stories of those who have first-hand experience. These stories contest official policy discourses and inform an u.

English.

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