Kids in the middle
Subtitle: the micro politics of special education
By: [edited by] Marshall Strax, Carol Strax, and Bruce S. Cooper
Publisher: R&L Education
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781607098461; 9781607098478; 9781607098485
Subjects: Special education; Education; EDUCATION / Students & Student Life; EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Law and legislation; EDUCATION / Special Education / General; Children with disabilities
Description: "Children with disabilities, their parents, teachers, administrators, advocates, attorneys, and adult educators, all have a key role to play in the micro-politics of special education. The children - in the middle - are pivotal in the growing special education saga. This book brings together people with disabilities and others who advocate for their cause with expertise in special education law, administration, severe and profound disabilities, ethics, foundations, finance, teaching, disability rights, and culture. All these people work together to develop an awareness that beyond the administrative aspects of special education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are micro-political issues that affect how children with disabilities are educated."-- Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Contributors; title: Foreword; title: Preface; title: Part I Politics of the Past: From Segregation to Integration; title: Chapter 1: Borderline: The Political Divide in Special Education; title: Marshall Strax, College of Saint Elizabeth; title: Chapter 2: Schooling Tommy in the Past: A Personal Perspective; title: Thomas E. Strax, UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School; title: Lisa Luciano, UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School; title: Anna Dunn, UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School; title: Chapter 3: Free At Last? Legislation for Children with Disabilities; title: Allan Osborne, Retired Principal, Snug Harbor Community School; title: Charles Russo, University of Dayton; title: Part II Politics of the Present: Law and Finance; title: Chapter 4: The Limits of Freedom: Legislation and Litigation in Special Education; title: Charles Russo, University of Dayton; title: Allan Osborne, Retired Principal, Snug Harbor Community School; title: Chapter 5: The Costs and Benefits of Special Education; title: Bruce S. Cooper, Fordham University; title: Chapter 6: Kid in the Middle: A Case Study of an Impartial Hearing; title: Carol Strax, Dominican College; title: Marshall Strax, College of Saint Elizabeth; title: Part III Politics of the Present: Reality on the Ground; title: Chapter 7: Common Confusions with Inclusion; title: David Connor, Hunter College; title: Chapter 8: Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pay: Services for Children with Severe and Chronic Disabilities; title: Arnold Danzig, Arizona State University; title: Chapter 9: Schooling Tommy in the Present; title: Catherine Hall Rikhye, Retired Director, Office of Inclusive Education; title: Part IV Politics of the Future; title: Chapter 10: Voices From the Field: Students Speak Out; title: Carol Strax, Dominican College; title: Chapter 11: Voices From the Field: Parents Speak Out; title: Carol Strax, Dominican College; title: Chapter 12: Voices From the Field: Education Professionals; title: Carol Strax, Dominican College; title: Chapter 13: Schooling Tommy in the Future: The Ideal; title: Marshall Strax, College of Saint Elizabeth.