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Conductive education and the politics of disablement
- Author:
- READ Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(2), April 1998, pp.279-293.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Discusses how conductive education has been characterised by some disabled academics as an intervention that is oppressive to disabled people. This article describes the practice of Conductive Education and its development in the United Kingdom and explores why it came to be perceived by some from within the disabled people's movement as contrary to their interests.
Special children, integration and moral education
- Author:
- LEICESTER Mal
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 8(4), 1994, pp.300-311.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper explores issues concerning the integration of children with disabilities into mainstream schools and draws out the implications of the discussions for moral education. Social and personal theories of disability are reconciled to provide a basis for a moral education which bridges 'alternative' moral traditions. The author argues that successful integration requires a moral education for teachers and pupils which encourages the development of both a 'caring justice' and a 'judicious care'.
Disability discrimination reforms in education: could do better?
- Authors:
- BLAIR Ann, LAWSON Anna
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Law Quarterly, 15(1), 2003, pp.41-55.
- Publisher:
- Jordan Publishing
Examines some of the implications of the extension of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to education as brought about by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001. It focuses on inconsistencies in the new scheme and draws attention to the relative under-recognition of the rights of disabled children. provision of the Education Act 1996
Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Guide, 13, May 2002, pp.41-42.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the new Act and how it ties with other policy and law initiatives to try and improve service.
A disabling education: the case of disabled learners in Malaysia
- Authors:
- ADNAN Airil Haimi, HAFIZ Intan Azreena
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(5), August 2001, pp.655-669.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Currently there is a move by the government towards improving the state of education for disabled learners in Malaysia. It is believed that current policy and practice do not meet the needs and requirements of these learners, partly because of the different definitions of disability adopted by various government agencies that are empowered to assist them. Employing a social constructivist framework, these definitions are examined specifically in the way they have been developed into different practices. It is argued that some of the common practices in educating disabled learners are discriminatory and haphazardly planned. The material effects of these practices on the actual provisions of education for these learners are then observed and evaluated. It is suggested that the education system be improved by including disabled learners in mainstream education, so as to help instigate positive changes in the lives of these learners through the wider process of social inclusion.
Programming for special educational needs
- Author:
- DICKINS Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Coordinate, 70, March 1999, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- National Early Years Network
With its SEN Programme of Action, the Government has issued a comprehensive plan for redirecting provision for children with special educational needs. This article provides an overview of the programme's content and calls for coherent local policies to make the best of its intentions.
Disability voice: towards an enabling education
- Author:
- LEICESTER Mal
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 135p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Argues that people have been disabled by society, and that there is a need for educational change. Encourages equal opportunities for disabled people by promoting the practice of enabling education, a 'disability aware' education that caters for everyone's educational needs. Also includes interviews with disabled people, giving their own recommendations for educators and policy makers.
Integration and its future: a case study of primary education and physical disability
- Authors:
- HADLEY Roger, WILKINSON Heather
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(3), September 1995, pp.309-323.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article describes a case study of the integration in mainstream schooling in two LEA's of children of primary school age with physical disabilities. Levels of disability are compared with the location of the children in the school system and any special provision made for them. Quality of provision is also explored. Factors affecting the overall levels of integration in the LEA's and differences between them are examined and the wider implications of recent legislation for the future development of integration are discussed in the light of the findings of the study.
Integrating special children: some ethical issues
- Editors:
- FAIRBAIRN Gavin, FAIRBAIRN Susan
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 175p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Looks at the arguments for and against integration. Includes chapters on: ethical issues; equality; psychological issues; the right to an education; equal opportunities; creating a desirable future for people with significant learning difficulties; and integration, values and society.
Special needs in ordinary classrooms: an approach to teacher support and pupil care in primary and secondary schools
- Author:
- HANKO Gerald
- Publisher:
- Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 166p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Methods of dealing with children's emotional and behavioural difficulties through the curriculum, increased contact with each other, and parental involvement.