Moderate Learning Difficulties and the Future of Inclusion - Softcover

Kelly, Narcie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415319757 ISBN 13: 9780415319751

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

Children with mild to moderate learning difficulties (MLD) make up the largest sub-group of children requiring special educational needs, and yet they are often neglected in terms of research and in their influence on future Government policies. This book, based on a Nuffield Foundation research project, considers the perspectives of children with moderate learning difficulties, reviewing relevant issues such as:
* identification of children with MLD;
* appropriate curriculum and pedagogy;
* inclusion in mainstream schools;
* their identity and self-perception.
The authors weave their findings into a wider review of current research in the MLD field and use a range of perspectives, from the professional, to psychological and sociological.
This is a contemporary look at MLD that discusses the historical and policy context , origins and justification for having a category for MLD. Students, researchers, and academics that are active in the field of inclusive education will find this an insightful and comprehensive text.

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Synopsis:

Children with mild to moderate learning difficulties (MLD) make up the largest sub-group of children requiring special educational needs, and yet they are often neglected in terms of research and in their influence on future Government policy directions. The authors of this book, developed out of a Nuffield Foundation research project, have listened to and considered the perspectives of children with moderate learning difficulties in relation to: Their educational provision Their feelings about the labels that are used for them Issues around their identity and self-perception The way they feel about social interaction and bullying. The authors weave their findings into a wider review of current research in the MLD field and use a range of perspectives in the book, from the professional, to psychological and sociological. They raise issues about the extent of future inclusion for the remaining groups of pupils with MLD in special schools, and discuss various options for future policy and practice. Students, researchers and academics who are active in the field of inclusive education will find this an insightful and comprehensive text.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0415319757
• ISBN 13: 9780415319751
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208