Taking sides. Clashing views in special education / selected, edited and with introductions by Maryann Byrnes.

Contributor(s): Byrnes, MaryAnn
Series: McGraw Hill Contemporary learning seriesPublisher: Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill, c2008Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxxii, 414 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0073515000; 9780073515007Other title: Clashing views in special educationSubject(s): Special education | Special education -- Social aspectsLOC classification: LC3965 | .T35 2008Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
Special education and society: Has the ADA accomplished its goals?; Does IDEA 2004 contain substantial changes?; Is eliminating minority overrepresentation beyond the scope of public schools?; Do funding systems create a perverse incentive to place students in special education?; Does school choice open doors for students with disabilities?; Do students with disabilities threaten effective shcool discipline?; Will more federal monitoring result in better special education? -- Access and accountability: Does NCLB leave some students behind?; Will NCLB requirements produce hightly qualified special education teachers?; Can scientifically based research guide instructional practice?; Can one model of special education serve all students?; Is full inclusion the least restrictive environment?; Should students with disabilities be exempt from standards-based curriculum?; Have schools gone too far in using accommodations?; Should students with cognitivie disabilities be expected to demonstrate academic proficiency? -- Issues about disabilities: Can brain scans unravel the mystery of learning disabilities?; Is attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder overdiagnosed?; Are there scientifically effective treatments for autism?; Should one-on-one nursing care be part of special education?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Special education and society: Has the ADA accomplished its goals?; Does IDEA 2004 contain substantial changes?; Is eliminating minority overrepresentation beyond the scope of public schools?; Do funding systems create a perverse incentive to place students in special education?; Does school choice open doors for students with disabilities?; Do students with disabilities threaten effective shcool discipline?; Will more federal monitoring result in better special education? -- Access and accountability: Does NCLB leave some students behind?; Will NCLB requirements produce hightly qualified special education teachers?; Can scientifically based research guide instructional practice?; Can one model of special education serve all students?; Is full inclusion the least restrictive environment?; Should students with disabilities be exempt from standards-based curriculum?; Have schools gone too far in using accommodations?; Should students with cognitivie disabilities be expected to demonstrate academic proficiency? -- Issues about disabilities: Can brain scans unravel the mystery of learning disabilities?; Is attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder overdiagnosed?; Are there scientifically effective treatments for autism?; Should one-on-one nursing care be part of special education?

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