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990083
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b744453
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Armstrong, Derrick,1953-
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Experiences of special education : : re-evaluating policy and practice through life stories /\ Derrick Armstrong.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: RoutledgeFalmer,, 2003.
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1 online resource (148 pages)
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020338055X
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: 0415266157
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: 1134501315
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: 1280054573
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: 9780203380550
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: 9780415266154
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: 9781134501311
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: 9781280054570
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0415266149
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0415266157
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-145) and index.
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| Contents
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Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The menace of the 'other' within -- chapter 2 Whose history is this? Challenging 'official' narratives of educational history -- chapter 3 Lives in special education: disciplinary transitions -- chapter 4 Lives in special education: the post-war expansion -- chapter 5 Lives in special education: the management of learning difficulties -- chapter 6 Special education and the politics of educational reform -- chapter 7 Time, space and the construction of identity -- chapter 8 Citizenship -- chapter 9 Seizing the future by recapturing the past: breaking the culture of silence.
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Discussion about educational provision for children with learning difficulties has largely ignored the voices of those for whom that provision is intended. Experiences of Special Education argues that these 'insider perspectives' are of central importance for a fuller understanding of special educational needs policy. Bringing a unique focus to the subject of special needs education, Derrick Armstrong reassesses the history of special educational policy through the life-stories of those who have first-hand experience. These stories contest official policy discourses and inform an u.
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Learning disabled-- Education-- Great Britain, Case studies.
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Special education-- Government policy-- Great Britain.
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Special education-- Great Britain, Case studies.
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EDUCATION-- Special Education-- Learning Disabilities.
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Learning disabled-- Education.
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Special education-- Government policy.
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Special education.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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371.9/0941
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LC3986.G7A76 2003eb
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