The SAGE Handbook of Special Education by Lani Florian

The SAGE Handbook of Special Education by Lani Florian

′[T]his book provides an excellent overview of special education, which will be a valuable resource for teachers, school managers and administrators, parents and indeed anyone with an interest in the development of provision for pupils with special educational needs. It is also likely to be an invaluable source book for researchers and postgraduate students alike′ - REACH ′The Handbook offers a range of views on how to empower all learners to transcend their current performance and go "beyond the limits"′ - Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology `This text makes an important contribution to special education. Perhaps, more significantly, it makes an important contribution to inclusive education, and possibly, even more widely, to education in general...it is a book that has significance for all of us who wish to move education towards a more equitable, democratic, humane, and dignified system for our young people′ - Education in the North In recent years there has been increasingly vigorous debate about the nature and purpose of special education, and what might be considered the appropriate responses to pupils who experience difficulties in learning. This Handbook brings together the most up to date knowledge of this area and will serve as the major source book of authoritative information and ideas about current and future directions for special education. It examines the intricate relation between theory, research and practice, and places a particular emphasis on what has been learned about providing for students who experience difficulties in learning, how these understandings can contribute to new conceptualisations of special education and the development of more inclusive schools. This comprehensive, research-based work, brings together scholarship on an international level, and covers topics that transcend national boundaries. It will become essential reading for all professionals and academics with any interest in this important and dynamic field.

′[T]his book provides an excellent overview of special education, which will be a valuable resource for teachers, school managers and administrators, parents and indeed anyone with an interest in the development of provision for pupils with special educational needsIt is also likely to be an invaluable source book for researchers and postgraduate students alike′ - REACH

′The Handbook offers a range of views on how to empower all learners to transcend their current performance and go "beyond the limits"′ - Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology

`This text makes an important contribution to special education. Perhaps, more significantly, it makes an important contribution to inclusive education, and possibly, even more widely, to education in general...it is a book that has significance for all of us who wish to move education towards a more equitable, democratic, humane, and dignified system for our young people′ - Education in the North

"Readers need to have a solid knowledge base of the field to fully appreciate the information presented both in terms of scholarly depth and differing perspectives.  Although a challenging read, it is enlightening and well worth the effort."  -- R. Ludy * CHOICE *
"The students love it. It is expanding the way we think about Special Education [...]. We are "going global" in our thinking!" -- Dr. Crystal K. Whitlow
"The book is terrific. I am really impressed with the wide selection of people [...] pulled together and the diverse perspectives [...] included." -- Dr. Marcia H. Rioux
"I think it would be an excellent text for a graduate seminar that would focus on helping students to see both general and special education from evidence-based instructional practices, cultural commonalities/differences, and across the lifespan. It is a one-of-a-kind book in that lays a strong foundation across all of the above areas and will motivate students to look further and in more depth at areas of interest within the field for further study." -- Michael Hardman

Lani Florian is a Professor and Bell Chair of Education at the University of Edinburgh and Visiting Professor of Special Education at the University of Vienna. She is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK). Her research interests include models of provision for meeting the needs of all learners, and inclusive pedagogy. She is co-author of Achievement and Inclusion in Schools, winner of the 2008 NASEN/Times Education Supplement academic book award. She has consulted on special needs education and inclusion for a number of international organisations including Open Society Foundations, UNICEF, and the OECD.

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ISBN 13	9781412907286
ISBN 10	1412907284
Title	The SAGE Handbook of Special Education
Author	Lani Florian
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2006-11-16
Number of pages	608
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