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Mainstream or Special? Josephine Jenkinson

Mainstream or Special? By Josephine Jenkinson

Mainstream or Special? by Josephine Jenkinson


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The method of meeting the demands of special needs pupils in school is still much debated. The way in which Australia, the UK and Canada have dealt with this problem is looked at in this book with all the major issues being examined.

Mainstream or Special? Summary

Mainstream or Special?: Educating Students with Disabilities by Josephine Jenkinson

There remains some controversy about how best to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs. Should they be educated in mainstream schools alongside their peers, or does this mean that specialist help and resources are denied to them?
This book explores in depth the ways in which this problem has been tackled in Australia, the UK and Canada. It looks at the major issues which have been raised and the types of provisions and resourcing which have been offered, and then goes on to provide a vision of how future education provision might look for pupils with special educational needs.

Table of Contents

Part I Issues and Outcomes in Educational Provision: Chapter 1. Educating Students with Disabilities: Significant Issues Historical perspective Integration or segregation? The "least restrictive environment". Should disabilities be categorised? The right to education Needs-based supportive integration The inclusive school Chapter 2. Outcomes of Education for Children with Disabilities Academic outcomes Social outcomes Behavioural outcomes Long-term outcomes: the transition from school to adulthood Chapter 3. Attitudes and Disability: Community Perceptions of Education for Students with Disabilities Research on attitudes Attitudes of principles and teachers Attitudes of parents and students Factors which influence attitudes towards students with disabilities Chapter 4. Research Issues in Education of Students with Disabilities Critique of research methodology - problems with "efficacy" studies Alternative approaches to research Why research is important Part II Models of Educational Provision: Chapter 5. The Special School - a preferred option? Case Study Chapter 6. Transition: The Link School Concept Case Study Chapter 7. The Special Unit or Class Case Study Chapter 8. Inclusive Schooling: The Student with a Disability in the Regular Class Case Study Part III Providing for Special Needs - The Resources Issue: Chapter 9. What resources are needed? Teaching and ancillary staff Physical environment Curriculum modifications Structuring the social environment Mobility and communication Chapter 10. Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities Teaching functional skills in an educational context Education and health-related issues Part IV Current Trends and Practices: Chapter 11. Current Trends and Practices in Australia Policies and provisions for students with disabilities Who are the students with disabilities? - definitions and prevalence Where are students with disabilities being educated? Recent Australian research on provision for students with disabilities Chapter 12. The Future for Students with Disabilities The student with a disability in the overall educational context.

Additional information

GOR003406753
9780415128360
0415128366
Mainstream or Special?: Educating Students with Disabilities by Josephine Jenkinson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1996-11-21
248
N/A
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