Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective, Paperback / softback Book

Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective Paperback / softback

Edited by Susan Jeanne Peters

Part of the Reference Books in International Education series

Paperback / softback

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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.

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