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Handbook of Special Education
Bursztyn, Alberto Marcos, Ph.D.
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Description for Handbook of Special Education
Paperback. This book introduces readers to key concepts and issues in the evolving field of special education. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
This book introduces readers to key concepts and issues in the evolving field of special education. Arguably, over the past thirty years, no other area of education has been as radically transformed as the provision of services to children with disabilities. Since the mid 1970s, special education has steadily grown to reach fully 12% of the U.S. student population in grades K-12, and millions of children from birth to age five. Despite its promise of equal access, special education has become a controversial field in many respects. Critics point to its high cost, questionable pedagogical effectiveness, and differential outcomes across ... Read more
This book introduces readers to key concepts and issues in the evolving field of special education. Arguably, over the past thirty years, no other area of education has been as radically transformed as the provision of services to children with disabilities. Since the mid 1970s, special education has steadily grown to reach fully 12% of the U.S. student population in grades K-12, and millions of children from birth to age five. Despite its promise of equal access, special education has become a controversial field in many respects. Critics point to its high cost, questionable pedagogical effectiveness, and differential outcomes across ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781578867110
SKU
V9781578867110
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Ref
99-15
About Bursztyn, Alberto Marcos, Ph.D.
Alberto M. Bursztyn is professor of Graduate Special Education and School Psychology at Brooklyn College and professor in the Ph.D. Program in Urban Education at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Reviews for Handbook of Special Education
Unlike traditional textbooks that cover intended outcomes to legal mandates in special education, this handbook focuses on ways special education policies and practices are enacted. The volume includes timely topics in areas such as: Digital Divide and Special Education, Bilingualism and Disability, Social Class and Special Education, Response to Intervention, Teacher Satisfaction and Retention in Special Education, Assistive Technology, No ... Read more