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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466637603321

Autore

Sacks Arlene

Titolo

Special education : a reference book for policy and curriculum development / / Arlene Sacks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amenia, NY : , : Grey House Publishing, , 2018

Boston, Massachusetts : , : Credo Reference, , 2020

ISBN

1-78785-399-3

1-68217-749-1

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (403 pages)

Disciplina

371.9/0973

Soggetti

Special education - Government policy - United States

Special education - Curricula - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Overview -- Chronology -- Special education curriculum -- Special education programs and the law -- Politics and the special education challenge -- Popular culture and advocacy -- Organizations, associations, and government agencies -- Selected print resources -- Nonprint resources -- Primary documents and quotations -- National statistics.

Sommario/riassunto

A reference work that presents a chronology focusing on special education, its development, and the important issues that both positively and negatively affect the field. Newly updated, this edition provides an excellent introduction to special education in all of its practical aspects - how it developed, its curriculum, assessment issues, the law, and advocacy.