Looking into Special Education

<p>Contemporary and stimulating <i>Looking into Special Education </i>provides an engaging overview of the key areas of special education with each chapter<b> </b>providing valuable insight into the nature and practice of special education today. Aiding understanding and acting as a framework for further study thought and practice this innovative new book concerns a wide range of disabilities and disorders and is international in scope.</p><p>Chapters discuss:</p><ul> <li>The historical dimensions of special education</li> <li>How to engage with the structural frameworks (legal and definitional issues) of special education today</li> <li>The philosophical foundations of special education including positivism</li> <li>Criticisms of special education and a consideration of future trends</li> <li>The fundamentals of evidence-based practice and how professional judgement is used</li> <li>The benefits of multi-professional collaboration</li> <li>Organisational issues of mainstreaming and special schooling.</li> </ul><p>Including further reading material and ‘concluding thinking points’ at the end of each thought-provoking chapter <i>Looking into Special Education </i>will be of particular use to professionals and students of special education and related fields looking to enrich their understanding and practice.</p>