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This thought-provoking and accessible book provides an overview of key issues in the education of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Written by highly experienced practitioners and educationalists, the book explores a range of approaches for working with this diverse group of learners and invites you to consider your possible responses.
The book begins with an historical overview of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and a critical guide to current policy. The contributors then expertly explore and summarise many of the fascinating topics which arise in practice and scholarly research in this area, including:
- Ethical and practical implications of labelling children and young people with forms of special educational needs or disability
- The role of special schools, particularly in light of enduring debates about inclusion/exclusion
- What increased student participation, student voice and other facets of a democratic classroom mean for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
- The contributions psychology can make to developing and enriching educational practice
- Understanding ‘behaviour’ in relation to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Contemporary Issues in Special Educational Needs is an invaluable guide for trainee and qualified teachers, learning support staff, SENCO’s, local authority officers, educational consultants and educational psychologists.
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- PublisherOpen University Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0335243657
- ISBN 13 9780335243655
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages154
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