Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective Hardback
Edited by Susan Jeanne Peters
Part of the Reference Books in International Education series
Hardback
Description
A radical departure from previous chronicles of education for people with disabilities, this book views special education from a broader perspective.
Its central thesis is that cultural values and expectations play a dominant role in understanding the structure and function of special education.
While theories of the social construction of disability have been written about in a growing body of research since the 1960s, no attempt has been made to create a cross-cultural framework.
This work offers such a framework. Eight chapters, written by educators in each country's educational system cover the following nations: China, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, Iran, Pakistan, United States, and Zimbabwe.
Historical discussions in each chapter provide a context for current practice.
An index and illustrations are also included.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:328 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:01/03/1993
- Category:
- ISBN:9780824069889
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:328 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:01/03/1993
- Category:
- ISBN:9780824069889
