| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 346 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-332) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : from origins to contemporary paradoxes in special education -- Ideas and institutions : the enlightenments, human nature, and disability -- Economic change, state-making, and citizenship -- The global institution of special education -- Historical models and social logics of special education systems -- Institutionalizing special education systems and their divergence over the twentieth century -- Special education participation and the simultaneous rise of segregation and inclusion -- Rights, liberties and education in "least" and "most" restrictive settings : contrasting futures of public education and juvenile justice -- Between global intentions and national resistance : from special education to inclusive education? |
| Summary |
In contemporary conflicts about educational standards and accountability, special education plays a key role as it draws the boundaries between exclusion and inclusion. This book unites in-depth comparative and historical studies with analyses of global trends. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Special education -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Special education. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Powell, Justin J. W.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Richardson, John G. Comparing special education. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2011 9780804760737 (DLC) 2010039809 (OCoLC)664842353 |
| ISBN |
9780804779135 (electronic book) |
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0804779139 (electronic book) |
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9780804760737 (cloth) |
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080476073X (cloth) |
| Standard No. |
6899383 |
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