Debating Special Education by Michael Farrell

Debating Special Education by Michael Farrell

Debating Special Education is a provocative yet timely book examining a range of criticisms made of special education in recent years. Michael Farrell analyses several key debates in special education giving balanced critical responses to inform policy and practice for the future of special educational needs.

"I hope this book will be widely readSpecial education needs greater understanding, and Michael Farrell's book will do much to help people understand what special education is and why we must have it." - James M. Kauffman, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of Virginia, USA

"This is an original text addressing a much needed topic. The book may ... become a seminal text in the field of special education" - Garry Hornby, Professor of Education, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

"His courage to challenge the popular interpretation of disability as a social construct is very well placed for the stage of debate we have reached in the UK, particularly the government’s "mainstreaming" agenda. A unique and a particularly valuable addition to the national SEN discussion" - Richard Aird, Headteacher, UK

Michael Farrell is an independent consultant in special education. He has published extensively in the field; his books include The Special Education Handbook, Celebrating the Special School, Key Issues in Special Education and Educating Special Children along with a number of The Effective Teacher's Guides (all published by Routledge).

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ISBN 13	9780415567299
ISBN 10	0415567297
Title	Debating Special Education
Author	Michael Farrell
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2010-04-12
Number of pages	136
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