Books written by Derrick Armstrong
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A Political Ecology of Youth and Crime
While RFA is not a new phenomenon, its place in criminological theorising and policy making is relatively recent (Kemshall, 2008; Case and Haines, 2009). Its impact on policies towards child and youth development has been wide-ranging ...
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The Assessment of Special Educational Needs: Whose Problem?
Sharron (1985) reviewed a number of cases which, he argued, suggest that the flow of information to parents may be manipulated in ways that undermine their power to make informed decisions. Research recently carried out into the ...
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The Assessment of Special Educational Needs: Whose Problem?
The overarching modelof professional involvementin special education was neatly capturedby Kirp in1983, who,after comparing the situation in the USAandthe UK, wrote that: the modelofprofessionalism involved in theUKis essentiallya ...
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Inclusive Education: Policy, Contexts and Comparative Perspectives
Whitehead, S. (1992) 'The social origins of normalisation', in Brown, H. and Smith, H. (eds) Normalisation: A Reader for the Nineties. London: Tavistock/Routledge. World Education Report (1993). Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
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Inclusive Education: International Policy & Practice
An essential read for anyone studying inclusive education, special educational needs, disability studies, social policy and international and comparative education, this book will ignite debate and enable the reader to develop a deep ...
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Inclusive Education: International Policy & Practice
International Policy & Practice Ann Cheryl Armstrong, Derrick Armstrong, Ilektra Spandagou ... Allan, J. (2008) Rethinking Inclusive Education: The Philosophers of Difference in Practice. Dordrecht: Springer. Thomas, G. and Loxley, ...
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Inclusive Education: International Policy & Practice
An essential read for anyone studying inclusive education, special educational needs, disability studies, social policy and international and comparative education, this book will ignite debate and enable the reader to develop a deep ...
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Inclusive Education: Policy, Contexts and Comparative Perspectives
First published in 2000. This book looks at 'inclusive' education in the context of policy and practice in a number of different countries, particularly in relation to children and young people of school age.
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Experiences of Special Education: Re-evaluating Policy and Practice Through Life Stories
These stories contest official policy discourses and inform an understanding of the competing political and professional debates in this area, allowing the reader to: * Investigate the social and historical contexts of special educational ...