Research Catalog

Special education and school reform in the United States and Britain

Title
Special education and school reform in the United States and Britain / edited by Margaret J. McLaughlin and Martyn Rouse.
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
Not available - Please for assistance.
TextUse in library LC3986.G7 S64 2000Off-site

Details

Additional Authors
  • Rouse, Martyn.
  • McLaughlin, Margaret J.
Description
xii, 201 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"This book is about how special education policy and practice is being negotiated within the context of educational reform in two countries." "Each chapter provides an overview and comparative analysis of the origins and evolution of specific educational reforms in the USA and the UK."--Jacket.
Subject
  • USA Congress
  • Special education > Great Britain
  • Special education > United States
  • School improvement programs > Great Britain
  • School improvement programs > United States
  • Éducation spéciale > Grande-Bretagne
  • Éducation spéciale > États-Unis
  • Enseignement > Réforme > Grande-Bretagne
  • Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis
  • School improvement programs
  • Special education
  • Schulreform
  • Sonderschule
  • Speciaal onderwijs
  • Onderwijsvernieuwing
  • Washington (DC, 1997)
  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Großbritannien
Genre/Form
  • Washington (DC, 1997)
  • Konferenzschrift – 1997 – Washington, DC.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Defining difference / Lani Florian and Diana Pullin -- Standards and curriculum / Margaret J. McLaughlin and Christina Tilstone -- National assessment and special education in the United States and England and Wales / 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 / 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 Bowes and Tom Parrish.
ISBN
  • 0415197570
  • 9780415197571
LCCN
99011555
OCLC
  • ocm40632627
  • 40632627
  • SCSB-8920959
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library