Issues in Educational Placement

by Kauffman, James M.; Lloyd, John Wills; Hallahan, Daniel P. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780805815320
• ISBN10: 0805815325
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Placement of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment has become a central issue in special education. To date, no comprehensive treatment of placement issues is available, especially for students with emotional and behavioral disorders who present particularly difficult placement problems. This book combines data and discussions intended to further the understanding of how and why decisions are made to place students with emotional or behavioral disorders in particular educational environments. This volume establishes the problem of placement in a contemporary and historical context, reviews the literature on placement of students with emotional or behavioral disorders, and discusses placement options and concerns about multicultural issues, post-secondary education, law and regulation, demands on teachers, and policy choices. Its goals are to: * improve understanding of decision processes leading to placement, * set the stage for improvements in pupils' lives in school and elsewhere, and * stimulate research on the many placement issues that are left unresolved.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Overview	p. 1
A Sense of Place: the Importance of Placement Issues in Contemporary Special Education	p. 3
The Legacies of Placement: a Brief History of Placement Options and Issues with Commentary on Their Evolution	p. 21
Current Realities	p. 45
Where Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders Go to School	p. 47
A Synopsis of Research and Professional Literature on Educational Placement	p. 75
Educational Placements of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: What Do They Indicate?	p. 119
Teachers of Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: Who They Are and How They View Their Jobs	p. 145
Teachers' Participation in Decisions about Placement of Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders	p. 169
Parent Participation in and Perception of Placement Decisions	p. 183
Mental Health System Involvement in Sed Placement Decisions	p. 197
Special Problems and Options	p. 213
Serving Culturally Diverse Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: Broadening Current Perspectives	p. 215
Postsecondary Scenarios for Troubled and Troubling Youth	p. 251
Legal Demands and Constraints on Placement Decisions	p. 285
What Less Restrictive Placements Require of Teachers	p. 317
Appropriate Placement of Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: Emerging Policy Options	p. 335
Coda	p. 361
Special Education Can Work	p. 363
Toward a Sense of Place for Special Education in the 21 St Century	p. 379
Author Index	p. 387
Subject Index	p. 401
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