Kids in the Middle: The Micro Politics of Special Education provides you with the opportunity to learn about special education from the experts, students, their families, and their educators.
Spencer J. Salend, professor, SUNY New Paltz, and author Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Effective and Reflective Practices Kids in the Middle brings fresh and insightful thinking to the complex issues of special ... Read moreeducation, which involves our nation's most vulnerable students.
Diane Ravitch, Research Professor in Education at New York University and Brown Chair in Education Policy at Brookings Institution, author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System Kids in the Middle helps educators and parents negotiate the complexities of special education by taking the perspective of what is best for the individual child. Likewise, this book raises tough questions about the general utility of longstanding policies that often lose sight of the nuances of context and person.
Lee S. Shulman, president, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Show Less