Inclusion and school reform
Subtitle: transforming America's classrooms
By: Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky, Alan Gartner.
Contributors: Gartner, Alan.
Publisher: P.H. Brookes Pub. Co.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
Subjects: Inclusive education -- United States; Mainstreaming in education -- United States; Children with disabilities -- Education -- United States; Educational change -- United States
Description: This book is a panoramic view of inclusive education, past, present, and future. Grounded in historical perspective and fueled by contemporary accomplishments, the insightful discussions in this volume cover a wide range of issues, from program implementation and classroom supports to court decisions and financing. The authors compare successes and setbacks from schools and studies nationwide, drawing the big picture of practice and research. Complementing their highly informed, balanced analysis of special education and inclusion programs are highlights of the results from a revealing national study of inclusive education. Emphasizing the need for the concurrent development of inclusion and school restructuring, this book gives policy makers, administrators, school board members, teachers and parents a solid understanding of the process of school reform, as well as a vision for the 21st century. - Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.