Resolving disputes about educational provision
Subtitle: a comparative perspective on special educational needs
By: Neville Harris and Sheila Riddell
Contributors: Riddell, Sheila, 1953-
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781409419259; 9781409419266
Subjects: Special education; Dispute resolution (Law); Law and legislation
Description: This book employs a comparative approach to explore the nature of the disputes that arise between parents/children and education decision-makers over children's special educational needs and to consider the different methods adopted for the resolution of these disputes. In doing so it seeks to analyse the evidence with reference to a theoretical framework concerning: the nature of disputes, in particular those between citizen and state; the role of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation and negotiation; and the rights of parents and children.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Grievances, disputes and education rights / Neville Harris; title: Dispute resolution in education : roles and models / Neville Harris; title: On the right track? : the resolution of special educational needs disputes in England / Neville Harris with Emily Smith; title: Resolving additional support needs disputes in Scotland : contesting professionalism and rights / Sheila Riddell and Elisabet Weedon; title: Rights and interests in the balance : special education and disputes in the Netherlands / Paul Zoontjens; title: Where the buck stops : special education and dispute resolution in the United States / Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne, Jr; title: Resolving disputes about special educational needs : cross-border comparisons and reflections / Sheila Riddell and Neville Harris.