Title Special education and school reform in the United States and Britain / edited by Margaret J. McLaughlin and Martyn Rouse

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 201 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction : The struggles for reform / Margaret J. McLaughlin and Martyn Rouse -- Defining difference : A comparative perspective on legal and policy issues in education reform and special education needs / Lani Florian and Diana Pullin -- Standards and curriculum : The core of educational reform / Margaret J. McLaughlin and Christina Tilstone -- National assessment and special education in the United States and England and Wales : Towards a common system for all? / Martyn Rouse, James G. Shriner and Lou Danielson -- Educational accountability and students with disabilities in the United States and in England and Wales / Judy Sebba, Martha L. Thurlow and Margaret Goertz -- Special educational needs policy and choice : Tensions between policy development in the US and UK contexts / Cheryl Lange and Sheila Riddell -- The changing governance of education and its comparative impact on special education in the United Kingdom and the United States / Jennifer Evans and Michael M. Gerber -- Funding of special education in the United States and England and Wales / Tony Bowers and Tom Parrish Summary This book is about how special education policy and practice is being negotiated within the context of educational reform in two countries. The political climate of recent years in both Britain and the USA led to many changes along similar lines, with a move towards placing greater power and choice in the hands of those individuals with special educational needs. Each chapter provides an overview and comparative analysis of the origins and evolution of specific educational reforms in the USA and the UK. The themes explored include: *providing parents with greater choice *decent Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Special education -- Great Britain Special education -- United States School improvement programs -- Great Britain School improvement programs -- United States EDUCATION -- Special Education -- Learning Disabilities. School improvement programs Special education Great Britain United States Form Electronic book Author Rouse, Martyn McLaughlin, Margaret J LC no. 99011555 ISBN 0203259009 9780203259009 0203057473 9780203057476 0415197570 9780415197571

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