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Autore |
Wexler Alice <1942-> |
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Titolo |
Art and disability : the social and political struggles facing education / / Alice J. Wexler ; foreword by Roger Cardinal |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-67428-5 |
9786612674280 |
0-230-62393-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (267 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children with disabilities - Education - United States |
People with disabilities - Education - United States |
Art - Study and teaching - United States |
Arts and society - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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