Key Issues in Special Educational Needs and Inclusion by Alan Hodkinson

Key Issues in Special Educational Needs and Inclusion by Alan Hodkinson

Understanding and engaging critically with the field of special educational needs and disability (SEND) is a difficult task. However, the new edition of this bestselling book continues to help students contextualize SEND in relation to historical, ideological and political developments as well as support them in developing a critical understanding of the complexities associated with inclusion.   Completely up to date with recent legislation such as the SEND Code of Practice (2014) there are case studies, reflections and activities which will help students question practice they have seen and experienced.   Covering the 0-25 age range this book is suitable for all those working with children and young people across education, health and social work.

This highly engaging and accessible book critically explores the concept of Special Educational Needs and Inclusion from a plurality of perspectivesThe author considers historical, cultural and social aspects of inclusion and uses case studies to illustrate the effects of policy and practice on the individual. This is an excellent, up-to-date resource for students of Education and education practitioners.

-- Marion Jones, Professor of Teacher Education
Alan Hodkinson has succeeded in producing a very readable, lucid and intelligently argued examination of SEN and inclusion in a national and international context. Students and teachers interested in reading a book that persuasively unlocks the development, principles and practices of this subject could do no better than to read this text.
-- Keith Crawford

Alan Hodkinson was for many years a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) and senior manager in the primary school sector. Currently, he is an Associate Professor, in the Centre for Culture and Disability Studies at Liverpool Hope University.

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ISBN 13	9781473912250
ISBN 10	1473912253
Title	Key Issues in Special Educational Needs and Inclusion
Author	Alan Hodkinson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2015-10-05
Number of pages	216
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