Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective

by Peters,Susan Jeanne

• ISBN13: 9780824069889
• ISBN10: 0824069889
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-03-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A radical departure from previous chronicles of education for people with disabilities, this book views special education from a broader perspective. Its central thesis is that cultural values and expectations play a dominant role in understanding the structure and function of special education. While theories of the social construction of disability have been written about in a growing body of research since the 1960s, no attempt has been made to create a cross-cultural framework. This work offers such a framework. Eight chapters, written by educators in each country's educational system cover the following nations: China, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, Iran, Pakistan, United States, and Zimbabwe. Historical discussions in each chapter provide a context for current practice. An index and illustrations are also included.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Introduction: Disabled People or Disabling Society?	p. 3
An Ideological-Cultural Framework for the Study of Disability	p. 19
Disability and Education: Some Observations on England and Wales	p. 39
Education and Disability in Hungary	p. 67
Education and Special Education in Cross-Cultural Perspective: The Islamic Republic of Iran	p. 93
Current Developments and the Problems of Culture and Special Education in Japan	p. 127
Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Pakistan	p. 167
Special Education in Cross-Cultural Perspective: People's Republic of China	p. 237
Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective: The United States	p. 259
Education and Disability: Challenge and Opportunity	p. 293
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