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Taking sides. Clashing views in special education / Clashing views in special education selected, edited and with introductions by Maryann Byrnes. - 3rd ed. - Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill, c2008. - xxxii, 414 p. ; 24 cm. - McGraw Hill Contemporary learning series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Special education and society: Has the ADA accomplished its goals?; Does IDEA 2004 contain substantial changes?; Is eliminating minority overrepresentation beyond the scope of public schools?; Do funding systems create a perverse incentive to place students in special education?; Does school choice open doors for students with disabilities?; Do students with disabilities threaten effective shcool discipline?; Will more federal monitoring result in better special education? -- Access and accountability: Does NCLB leave some students behind?; Will NCLB requirements produce hightly qualified special education teachers?; Can scientifically based research guide instructional practice?; Can one model of special education serve all students?; Is full inclusion the least restrictive environment?; Should students with disabilities be exempt from standards-based curriculum?; Have schools gone too far in using accommodations?; Should students with cognitivie disabilities be expected to demonstrate academic proficiency? -- Issues about disabilities: Can brain scans unravel the mystery of learning disabilities?; Is attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder overdiagnosed?; Are there scientifically effective treatments for autism?; Should one-on-one nursing care be part of special education?

0073515000 9780073515007

2007275512


Special education.
Special education--Social aspects.

LC3965 / .T35 2008

371.9