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Becoming a Great Inclusive Educator (Disability Studies in Education)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Danforth, Scot. Series: Disability Studies in Education. Num Pages: 346 pages, BW, BW. BIC Classification: JNFN; JNLB; JNLC; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Inclusive education continues to grow in popularity and acceptance in the United States. However, most teachers - general and special educators - are poorly prepared to be successful in inclusive classrooms and schools. Undoubtedly, the challenge to professionals involves the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. But inclusion requires far more. It calls upon educators to trouble everything they think they know about disability, to question their deepest ethical commitments, to take up the work of the Disability Rights Movement in the public schools, and to leap headlong into the deepest waters of the rich craft tradition of inclusive teaching. ... Read more
Inclusive education continues to grow in popularity and acceptance in the United States. However, most teachers - general and special educators - are poorly prepared to be successful in inclusive classrooms and schools. Undoubtedly, the challenge to professionals involves the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. But inclusion requires far more. It calls upon educators to trouble everything they think they know about disability, to question their deepest ethical commitments, to take up the work of the Disability Rights Movement in the public schools, and to leap headlong into the deepest waters of the rich craft tradition of inclusive teaching. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Disability Studies in Education
Condition
New
Weight
511g
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781433125492
SKU
V9781433125492
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About
Scot Danforth is Professor and Director of the School of Teacher Education at San Diego State University. He is a leading scholar in the fields of disability studies in education and inclusive education. His previous books include The Incomplete Child: An Intellectual History of Learning Disabilities, Vital Questions Facing Disability Studies in Education (with Susan Gabel), and Disability and the ... Read more
Reviews for Becoming a Great Inclusive Educator (Disability Studies in Education)
The best educators (and policy leaders, administrators, teachers, parents, students) know that in order to transform the lives of students everyone associated with schooling also requires transformation. In thoroughly captivating prose, Becoming a Great Inclusive Educator shows the way. Recognizing disability as a natural form of diversity, this book embraces struggle and exudes hopefulness. It is a richly drawn handbook ... Read more