Education and disability in cross-cultural perspective

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    • Peters, Susan J.

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Education and disability in cross-cultural perspective

edited by Susan J. Peters

(Garland reference library of social science, v. 630 . Reference books in international education ; v. 25)

Garland Pub., 1993

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Introduction: Disabled People or Disabling Society?
  • 2: An Ideological-Cultural Framework for the Study of Disability
  • 3: Disability and Education: Some Observations on England and Wales
  • 4: Education and Disability in Hungary
  • 5: Education and Special Education in Cross-Cultural Perspective: The Islamic Republic of Iran
  • 6: Current Developments and the Problems of Culture and Special Education in Japan
  • 7: Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Pakistan
  • 8: Special Education in Cross-Cultural Perspective: People's Republic of China
  • 9: Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective: The United States
  • 10: Education and Disability: Challenge and Opportunity

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