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New Directions in Special Education
Thomas Hehir
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Description for New Directions in Special Education
Paperback. This book explores the subject of ableism, or the devaluation of disabled students. Hehir, a leading expert on universal design for learning and special education, outlines best-in-practice principles for building stronger inclusion programs. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNSC; JNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
With this volume, leading scholar and disability advocate Thomas Hehir opens a new round of debate on the future of special education. Extending the conceptual framework developed in his seminal 2002 article in the Harvard Educational Review, "Eliminating Ableism in Education," Hehir examines the ways that cultural attitudes about disability systematically distort the education of children with special needs and uses this analysis to lay out a fresh approach to special education policy and practice. Hehir traces the roots of "ableism"--the pervasive devaluation of people with disabilities--and shows how negative attitudes continue to shape debates in the field. He assesses ... Read more
With this volume, leading scholar and disability advocate Thomas Hehir opens a new round of debate on the future of special education. Extending the conceptual framework developed in his seminal 2002 article in the Harvard Educational Review, "Eliminating Ableism in Education," Hehir examines the ways that cultural attitudes about disability systematically distort the education of children with special needs and uses this analysis to lay out a fresh approach to special education policy and practice. Hehir traces the roots of "ableism"--the pervasive devaluation of people with disabilities--and shows how negative attitudes continue to shape debates in the field. He assesses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard Educational Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9781891792618
SKU
V9781891792618
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Ref
99-3
About Thomas Hehir
Thomas Hehir is the Silvana and Christopher Pascucci Professor of Practice in Learning Differences at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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