Special Education Reformed

Introduction SECTION 1 Values 1 Inclusion in Education: From Concepts, Values and Critique to Practice 2 In Search of a Working Concept of ‘Quality’: Control and the Consumer 3 Issues of Equity in Special Needs Education as Seen From the Perspective of Gender SECTION 2 Pedagogic Concerns 4 Evidence-Based Practice: How Will We Know What Works? An International Perspective 5 Questioning, Understanding and Supporting the Inclusive School 6 Reaching Out to All Learners: Some Opportunities and Challenges 7 Baseline Assessment: How Can It Help? 8 Transition: How Can It Be Improved? SECTION 3 Individuals and Groups: Learning Together 9 Multidisciplinary Work: Challenges and Possibilities 10 Supporting Collaborative Problem-Solving in Schools 11 School Support Services and School Improvement 12 Peer and Cross-Age Tutoring and Mentoring Schemes SECTION 4 Pressure Groups 13 Parents’ Organizations: Single Interest or Common Good? 14 Inclusion and the Role of the Voluntary Sector 15 Parents, Legislation and Inclusion