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Public Policy, School Reform, and Special Education
A Practical Guide for Every Teacher
- Jim Ysseldyke - University of Minnesota, USA
- Bob Algozzine - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
July 2012 | 104 pages | Corwin
Education is driven by excellence and equity for all students. There is a tenuous balance, however, between society's desire to provide special education services and its ability to pay for them. Authors Jim Ysseldyke and Bob Algozzine examine the current educational landscape, focusing on the delivery of cost-effective, quality services to exceptional students. Public Policy, School Reform, and Special Education demonstrates how and why special education services are driven more by social, political, and economic factors than by actual changes in education, and the ways in which society's values and beliefs affect the distribution of limited resources.
Special features include:
o Key vocabulary terms
o Case studies illustrating how social, political and economic factors work together to affect special education practices
o A pre-test and post-test to help readers assess their understanding of school reform and restructuring
o Helpful books, articles, and organizations for further research and support
About A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Self-Assessment I
Introduction to Public Policy, School Reform, and Special Education
1.What Factors Drive Special Education?
2.What Should Every Teacher Know About School Reform?
3.Public Policy and School Reform in Perspective
4. What Have We Learned?
Resources
References
Index
Easily read and understood!
Great for administrators!
Education Dept, Southwest Minnesota State University
April 16, 2012