Investigating the language of special education : listening to many voices / Michael Farrell, Independent Consultant in Special Education, UK. [print]

By:

Farrell, Michael, 1948- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781137434708
1137434708

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LOC classification:

LC3965.I584 2014
LC3965.F245.I584 2014

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Contents:

Introduction: The Importance of Language in Special Education 1. Past Voices: Historical Terminology 2. Present Voices: Current Language in Special Education 3. Grand Designs: Constructing Social Meaning 4. Labelling: New Labels for Old? ; 5. Disability Memoirs and Student Voice 6. Problematizing Meaning: Deconstruction 7. Immersed in Language: Discourse 8. Analysing Concepts in Special Education 9. Persuasive or Misleading Language Conclusion.

Summary: "Investigating the Language of Special Education guides the reader through the complex issues and ideas pertinent to understanding the language of special education. It responds to some of the subject's most pressing concerns, including the function and effects of language in labelling disabilities and disorders, the extent to which current special educational language reflects legal frameworks and definitions, and whether changes in language can lead to changes in perceiving a 'social reality' of special education. This volume brings clarity to these and other ambiguous areas in special education. Utilising a wide range of theoretical traditions from philosophy, sociology and anthropology, this book aims to raise the reader's awareness of the power as well as the limitations of language in relation to special education. It will therefore be of great interest to educators as well as students and researchers of applied linguistics and disability studies"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor	Non-fiction	LC3965 .F373 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001790704

"Investigating the Language of Special Education guides the reader through the complex issues and ideas pertinent to understanding the language of special education. It responds to some of the subject's most pressing concerns, including the function and effects of language in labelling disabilities and disorders, the extent to which current special educational language reflects legal frameworks and definitions, and whether changes in language can lead to changes in perceiving a 'social reality' of special education. This volume brings clarity to these and other ambiguous areas in special education. Utilising a wide range of theoretical traditions from philosophy, sociology and anthropology, this book aims to raise the reader's awareness of the power as well as the limitations of language in relation to special education. It will therefore be of great interest to educators as well as students and researchers of applied linguistics and disability studies"--

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