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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779186603321

Titolo

Contemporary issues in special educational needs [[electronic resource] ] : considering the whole child / / edited by David Armstrong and Garry Squires

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-48408-X

9786613579065

0-335-24365-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ArmstrongDavid

SquiresGarry

Disciplina

371.9

Soggetti

Children with disabilities - Education

Learning disabled children - Education

Special education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Praise for this book; Contents; About the editors; About the authors; List of boxes, figures, and table; Introduction; SECTION 1; 1 Historical and socio-political agendas around defining and including children with special educational needs; 2 Labelling learners with 'SEND': the good, the bad and the ugly; 3 Inclusive education for children with special educational needs: current uncertainties and future directions; 4 Special educational needs and the 'world out there'; SECTION 2

5 The therapeutic classroom: challenging the 'mad, bad or sad' hypothesis6 Self-esteem in the classroom; 7 The democratic classroom; 8 Relationships in and around the classroom; 9 The ideal school?; References; Index; Adverts; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

To help education professionals make sense of the varied approaches, policies and concepts currently applied in practice with children and young people with SEN.