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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817212503321

Titolo

Rethinking professional issues in special education / / edited by James L. Paul ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

979-82-16-00824-8

1-280-31513-X

9786610315130

0-313-01185-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p.)

Collana

Contemporary studies in social and policy issues in education

Altri autori (Persone)

PaulJames L

Disciplina

371.9/0973

Soggetti

Teachers of children with disabilities - Training of - United States

Students with disabilities - Education - 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

Contents; Preface; 1 To Improve or Reconstruct Special Education: Issues Facing the Field; 2 The Demographics of Special Education; 3 Interventions and Children with Special Needs; 4 High- Stakes Testing and the Distortion of Care; 5 From the Old to the New Paradigm of Disability and Families: Research to Enhance Family Quality of Life Outcomes; 6 Addressing Home, School, and Community Violence for Children with Disabilities; 7 Informing Professional Issues in Special Education through Disability Studies; 8 The Teacher Variable: Who Makes Education Special?

9 The Reflective Self: Becoming a Special Educator10 Preparing African American Male Teachers for Urban Special Education Environments; 11 Collaborative Professional Development Partnerships; 12 The Use of Educational Technology and Assistive Devices in Special Education; 13 The Utilization of Distance Learning and Technology for Teaching Children with Disabilities; 14 Charter Schools and Their Impact on Special Education; 15 Reading the History of Special Education; 16 Ethics and Special Education; Index; About the Contributors