Revitalizing Special Education
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Revitalizing Special Education

Revolution, Devolution, and Evolution

  1. 284 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Revitalizing Special Education

Revolution, Devolution, and Evolution

About this book

Special education's future is threatened by anti-scientific sentiment and poor thinking about school reform. The devolution of special education has been caused by decades of illogical, destructive criticism and a focus on issues other than ensuring a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) for individuals with educational disabilities. Special education now needs a second revolution to reinstate its nature and purpose so that it can evolve as it should.

Revitalizing Special Education presents neither a pessimistic nor a Pollyannish view of past or future, but rather is a careful assessment of some of the greatest threats to robust special education posed by distorted and misguided thinking about what special education is and does. Chapter authors propose logical and scientific analyses of problems and steps required to realize special education's promise, relying on empirical data and logical, linear thinking to confront educational issues, both philosophical and practical.

A full range of alternative futures for special education must be considered. However, revolutionary thinking about possible futures is necessary for revitalization and meaningful evolution. The contributors to this book take up the details of thought and practice that are necessary for such revolution and evolution.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Revitalizing Special Education
  3. Revitalizing Special Education: Revolution, Devolution, and Evolution
  4. Copyright
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. List of Figures and Tables
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Foreword
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. 1. This One, Not That One: Toward Revitalizing Special Education
  13. 2. This Office, Not That Office: The Structure of Public Education
  14. 3. Why the Continuum of Alternative Placements Is Essential
  15. 4. A Strong Foundation: A Scientific Frame of Mind for Evidence-Based Practices
  16. 5. Meeting Instructional Needs: Delivery of Evidence-Based Special Instruction
  17. 6. Not Everything Can Be Special: Appropriate Education for Severe Disabilities
  18. 7. Veil of Tiers or Happy Tiers? Multitiered Systems of Support
  19. 8. How Effective Is Special Education? A Best-Evidence Synthesis
  20. 9. Special Education Should Include Advanced Learning Needs
  21. 10. Special Education's Deterioration and Needs: A Personal Perspective
  22. 11. Where Now? Alternative Futures for Special Education
  23. Index