TY - BOOK AU - Farrell, Michael TI - Special educational needs: a resource for practitioners SN - 9780761942382 AV - LC 3986 .F245 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - London, United Kingdom PB - Paul Chapman Publishing KW - SPECIAL EDUCATION N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical dimensions -- 3. Legal definitions of SEN, local criteria and SENDIST -- 4. Political judgements, inclusion and the future of special schools -- 5. Ethical issues -- 6. SEN funding in a redistributive society -- 7. The medical model in an integrated approach -- 8. Sociological influences in special education -- 9. Psychological and other approaches to teaching and learning -- 10. National frameworks ; further clarity -- 11. Local frameworks : closer liaison -- 12. School frameworks : greater flexibility. N2 - This book provides a route map for special education. Through examining related disciplines, which illuminate the field, it considers how special education can be better understood. The author views issues in special education within the wider disciplines of history, sociology, law, politics, ethics, economics, medicine and psychology. He looks at the national, local, and school frameworks in which special education operates, and shows how provision for pupils with special educational needs is influenced by structures, procedures and practices at national, local, and school levels ER -