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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810622803321

Autore

Wexler Alice <1942->

Titolo

Art and disability : the social and political struggles facing education / / Alice J. Wexler ; foreword by Roger Cardinal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

ISBN

1-282-67428-5

9786612674280

0-230-62393-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Disciplina

371.9/0445

Soggetti

Children with disabilities - Education - United States

People with disabilities - Education - United States

Art - Study and teaching - United States

Arts and society - United States

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

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: Overview; Two: Autistic Spectrum Disorders; Three: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Four: Learning Disabilities; Five: Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders; Six: The Blind and Visually Impaired; Seven: Traumatic Brain Injury and the Northeast Center for Special Care; Eight: Community Outreach and Alternative Settings; Nine: Lesson Plans; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Wexler argues that the arts are most effective when they are in service of social growth, critical to identity formation. This book balances theory with practical knowledge and offers critical research that challenges the biases regarding the nature of art and education.