Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective - 9781138968370

Name: Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective - 9781138968370
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

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. > 1: Introduction: Disabled People or Disabling Society?; 2: An Ideological-Cultural Framework for the Study of Disability; 3: Disability and Education: Some Obsey