The SAGE Handbook of Special Education

The second edition of The SAGE Handbook of Special Education provides a comprehensive overview of special education, offering a wide range of views on key issues from all over the world. The contributors bring together up-to-date theory, research and innovations in practice, with an emphasis on future directions for the role of special education in a global context of inclusion.

This brand new edition features:

" New chapters on families, interagency collaboration and issues of lifelong learning

" The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

" Policy reform proposals

" Equity and social justice in education

" The impact of new thinking on assessment

" Issues and developments in classification

" The preparation and qualifications that teachers need

The Handbook's breadth, clarity and academic rigour will make it essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students, and also for practitioners, teachers, school managers and administrators.

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List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements About the Editor About the Contributors Editorial Advisors Introduction Part I: How Special Educational Needs Are Understood Lani Florian Reimagining Special Education - Why New Approaches are Needed Margaret A. Winzer Confronting Difference: A Brief History of Special Education Tony Cline & Norah Frederickson Models of Service Delivery and Forms of Provision Brahm Norwich Categories of Special Educational Needs Beth Harry The Disproportionate Placement of Ethnic Minorities in Special Education Sheila Riddell A Sociological Perspective on Special Education David J. Connor Social Justice in Education for Students with Disabilities Part II: The Challenge of Inclusion Marcia Rioux Disability Rights in Education Renato Opertti, Zachary Walker & Yi Zhang

Inclusive Education: From Targeting Groups and Schools to Achieving Quality Education as the Core of EFA

Mel Ainscow From Special Education to Effective Schools for All: Widening the Agenda Chunling Liu & Xueyun Su Sui Ban Jiu Du: An Approach Toward Inclusive Education in China Nidhi Singal Entry, Engagement and Empowerment: Dilemmas for Inclusive Education in an Indian Context Roger Slee Inclusive Schooling as a Means and End of Education? Elizabeth Kozleski, Alfredo Artiles & Federico Waitoller Equity in Inclusive Education: A Cultural Historical Comparative Perspective Sip Jan Pijl How Special Needs Funding Can Support Inclusive Education Part III: Knowledge Production Gary Thomas Epistemology and Special Education John W. Maag Persistent Issues in Behavioral Theory and Practice J. S. de Valenzuela Sociocultural Views of Learning Usha Goswami Educational Neuroscience: Bridging the Gulf Between Basic Research and Implications for Practice Justin J.W. Powell Comparative and International Perspectives on Special Education Douglas Biklen, Fernanda Orsati & Jessica Bacon A Disability Studies Frame for Research Approaches in Special Education Samuel L. Odom & Kathleen Lynne Lane

The Applied Science of Special Education: Quantitative Approaches, the Questions They Address, and How They Inform Practice

Kristine Black-Hawkins Researching Inclusive Classroom Practices: The Framework For Jill Porter Research and Pupil Voice Barbara Ridley & Michael F. Watts

Using the Capability Approach to Evaluate the Well-being of Adult learners with Dis/abilities Participation

Part IV: Issues of Teaching Susan Hart and Mary Jane Drummond Learning Without Limits: Constructing a Pedagogy Free from Determinist Beliefs about Ability Jonathan Rix and Kieron Sheehy Nothing Special - The Everyday Pedagogy of Teaching David H. Rose, Jenna W. Gravel, and David T. Gordon Universal Design for Learning

Curriculum Considerations in Meeting the Educational Needs of Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities

Judith Hollenweger

Beyond Categories and Labels: Knowledge to Support Assessment for Learning. Disability' - A Problem Well Put?

Louise Hayward Assessment for Learning and the Journey Towards Inclusion Roseanna Bourke and Mandia Mentis Self-Assessment as an 'Insider' Lens for Learning and Assessment Alex Kozulin Dynamic Assessment and Cognitive Intervention J. Joy Cumming & Graham S. Maxwell Expanding Approaches to Summative Assessment for Students with Impairment Martha L. Thurlow Instructional and Assessment Accommodations in the 21st Century Susan A. Fowler, Michaelene M. Ostrosky and Tweety J. Yates Teaching and Learning in the Early Years Sharon Vaughn, Jeanne Wanzek & Carolyn A. Denton Teaching Elementary Students with Learning Difficulties Lisa A. Dieker and Selma Powell Secondary Special Education and Inclusive Practice: Pitfalls and Potential for the Success of All Robert Stodden and Kelly Roberts Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education Michael F. Giangreco and Mary Beth Doyle Teacher Assistants in Inclusive Classrooms Amy G. Dell and Deborah A. Newton Assistive Technology to Provide Access to the Curriculum and Increase Independence Penny Standen and David Brown Mobile Learning and Games in Special Education John Woodward & Ralph Ferretti The Evolving Use of Technology in Special Education: Is "Effectiveness" the Right question? Dawn B. Male

Friendships and Peer Relations Among and Between Children and Young People With and Without Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities

Dianne L. Ferguson, Amy N. Hanreddy and Philip M. Ferguson Finding a Voice: Families Roles in Schools

Interagency Working and Special Education: Beyond 'Virtuous' Ideas of Partnership towards Alternative Frameworks for Collaborative Work with Children

Part V: Future Directions For Research and Practice Ruth Cigman Education Without Condescension: Philosophy, Personhood and Cognitive Disability Deborah J. Gallagher

Challenging Orthodoxy in Special Education: On Longstanding Debates and Philosophical Divides Revisited

Ruth Kershner What do Classroom Teachers Need to Know about Meeting Special Educational Needs? The Professional Knowledge of Special Educators Marleen C. Pugach & Linda P. Blanton Inquiry and Community: Uncommon Opportunities to Enrich Professional Development for Inclusion Margaret J. McLaughlin and Alan Dyson

Changing Perspectives of Special Education in the Evolving Context of Standards-Based Reforms in the US and England

Valerie Harwood and Samantha McMahon Medicalization in Schools Seamus Hegarty Special Education and its Contribution to the Broader Discourse of Education Cristina Devecchi

'This comprehensive handbook extends and challenges existing thinking and practice about special education and its place in the larger education system. It provides a rich and valuable resource for advanced professional learning and is highly recommended.'

Sharon P. Robinson President & CEO, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

This book is a landmark publication. It marks a transformation in thinking about special educational needs, away from a focus on limitation and some, and towards inclusive, equitable provision for all. The new understanding brings exciting possibilities and opportunities, and is to be warmly welcomed.

Professor Andrew Pollard University of Bristol and Institute of Education, University of London

'This new edition of a well-established handbook provides a wide-ranging and stimulating overview of the special educational needs field. It is a mine of information and challenging ideas. It is particularly timely as the UK legislation is being substantially revised – but the ideas are relevant beyond national boundaries.'

Professor Geoff Lindsay

Director, Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick, UK

'Since the 1994 Salamanca Declaration the world of special education has undergone a revolution, with commitments to the integration of children with special needs into mainstream schools and, later, a critical reflection on the extent to which those institutions themselves were inclusive. This book marks the possibility of another significant moment of change, perhaps best represented as a challenge to the 'normal curve' assumptions of schooling. The new paradigm seeks to include everyone in the learning community of the classroom, even while recognising that all have individual differences that need to be accommodated: the key change lies in the starting assumption that all belong, not that some have to be 'fitted in'. If this is to be realised it will require new practices, new pedagogy, but most of all, entirely new conceptualisations about the nature of schools and schooling. The chapters in this book provide the roadmap for this revolution in our thinking and practice.'

Tony Gallagher Professor of Education and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University Belfast

'We live in difficult times. The economic crisis severely affects people’s lives, attitudes and educational opportunities. In this context, educational and social inclusion is a real challenge. This stunning book appears at the right time: we need a new perspective to open our minds and develop our competences in order to achieve a new education for all. We need to promote knowledge and pedagogy, and ensure trust and hope. If you are looking for something like that, this is your book.'

Álvaro Marchesi Secretary General of the Organisation of Ibero-American States for Education

. This handbook has been designed to address the complex and nuanced nature of special and inclusive education. By delineating how researchers have explored this complexity, this edition gives an insight into how future research might play a part in extending our understanding of the field. In my view, although this edition of The SAGE Handbook of Special Education is more expensive than other texts, it is well worth the investment; I cannot think of a more comprehensive critique of the field.