Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in special education /

Language: English Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin / McGraw-Hill, 2002Description: xxii, 392 pages : 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0072480564; 9780072480566Subject(s): Children with disabilities -- Education -- United States. | Inclusive education -- United States. | Special education -- United States. DDC classification: 371.9
Contents:
Is special education an illegitimate profession? -- Are minority children overrepresented in special education? -- Is special education so expensive because of the way it is funded? -- Are the doors of for-profit charter schools open for students with disabilities? -- Does society have the capacity to prevent emotional and behavioral disabilities? -- Are schools limited in their ability to discipline students with disabilities? -- Will more federal oversight result in better special education? -- Should one-on-one nursing care be part of special education? -- Does inclusion work? -- Does full inclusion deliver a good education? -- Are residential schools the least restrictive environment for deaf children? -- Should students with disabilities be exempt from standards-based curricula? -- Are the least trained teaching our most needy children? -- Are learning disabilities a myth? -- Is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder real? -- Are we turning too easily to medication to address the needs of our children? -- Should parents choose cochlear implants for their deaf children? -- Do students with disabilities benefit from participating in high-stakes testing?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Is special education an illegitimate profession? --
Are minority children overrepresented in special education? --
Is special education so expensive because of the way it is funded? --
Are the doors of for-profit charter schools open for students with disabilities? --
Does society have the capacity to prevent emotional and behavioral disabilities? --
Are schools limited in their ability to discipline students with disabilities? --
Will more federal oversight result in better special education? --
Should one-on-one nursing care be part of special education? --
Does inclusion work? --
Does full inclusion deliver a good education? --
Are residential schools the least restrictive environment for deaf children? --
Should students with disabilities be exempt from standards-based curricula? --
Are the least trained teaching our most needy children? --
Are learning disabilities a myth? --
Is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder real? --
Are we turning too easily to medication to address the needs of our children? --
Should parents choose cochlear implants for their deaf children? --
Do students with disabilities benefit from participating in high-stakes testing?

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