Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Peters, Susan Jeanne

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A radical departure from previous chronicles of education for people with disabilities, this book views special education from a broader perspective. Its central thesis is that cultural values and expectations play a dominant role in understanding the structure and function of special education. While theories of the social construction of disability have been written about in a growing body of research since the 1960s, no attempt has been made to create a cross-cultural framework. This work offers such a framework. Eight chapters, written by educators in each country's educational system cover the following nations: China, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, Iran, Pakistan, United States, and Zimbabwe. Historical discussions in each chapter provide a context for current practice. An index and illustrations are also included.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135811587
• Artikelnr.: 40099627

Autorenporträt

Susan Jeanne Peters

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction: Disabled People or Disabling Society?
2: An Ideological-Cultural Framework for the Study of Disability
3: Disability and Education: Some Observations on England and Wales
4: Education and Disability in Hungary
5: Education and Special Education in Cross-Cultural Perspective: The Islamic Republic of Iran
6: Current Developments and the Problems of Culture and Special Education in Japan
7: Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Pakistan
8: Special Education in Cross-Cultural Perspective: People's Republic of China
9: Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective: The United States
10: Education and Disability: Challenge and Opportunity