Special Education and School Reform in the United States and Britain – Paperback / softback Clearance Newest

This book is about how special education policy and practice is being negotiated within the context of educational reform in two countries The political climate of recent years in both Britain and the USA led to many changes along similar lines, with a move towards placing greater power and choice in the hands of those innaviduals with special educational needs Each chapter provides an overview and comparative analysis of the origins and evolution of specific educational reforms in the USA and the UK. The themes explored include *providing parents with greater choic *decentralising decision makin *making the whole curriculum available to al *accountabilit *funding the necessary changes.