Schooling Without Labels: Parents, Educators, and Inclusive Education (Health Society And Policy) - Softcover

Biklen, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877228760 ISBN 13: 9780877228769

Publisher: Temple University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Douglas Biklen closely examines the experiences of six families in which children with disabilities are full participants in family life in order to understand how people who have been labeled disabled might become full participants in the other areas of society as well. He focuses on the contradictions between what some families have achieved, what they want for their children, and what society and its social policies allow. He demonstrates how the principles of inclusion that govern the lives of these families can be extended to education, community life, and other social institutions. The parents who tell their stories here have actively sought inclusion of their children in regular schools and community settings; several have children with severe or multiple disabilities. In discussing issues such as normalization, acceptance, complete schooling, circles of friends, and community integration, these parents describe the challenge and necessity of their children's "leading regular lives." In the series Health, Society, and Policy, edited by Sheryl Ruzek and Irving Kenneth Zola.

About this title

About the Author

Douglas Biklen is a Professor of Special Education and Director of the Division of Special Education and Rehabilitation at Syracuse University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877228760
• ISBN 13: 9780877228769
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216