Mainstream Or Special? Educating Students with Disabilities
Mainstream Or Special? Educating Students with Disabilities by Josephine C. Jenkinson, published by Psychology Press in 1997, is a comprehensive examination of educational options for students with disabilities. This 237-page book critically explores the assumptions surrounding special education in both integrated and segregated environments, drawing on recent research and real-life examples from Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
Readers will find a structured approach that stimulates debate on key issues such as normalization, the least restrictive environment, and the right to integrated education. The book is divided into four parts, detailing various models of educational provision, discussing curriculum considerations for students with disabilities, and offering an international perspective on special education. Through this analysis, Jenkinson addresses significant topics in education and special education, providing insights into possible future developments in the field.
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This book aims to stimulate debate about educational options for students with disabilities. Taking a critical approach to assumptions underlying special education in both integrated and segregated settings, Jo Jenkinson draws on recent research, current practices and real life examples from Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. Part I clarifies important issues including normalisation, least restrictive environment and the right to integrated education. Part II presents four models of educational provision for students with disabilities: the special school, link schools, the special unit or class and the regular classroom. Part III focuses on the debate about curriculum for students with disabilities, and Part IV offers an international perspective on special education and considers possible future developments in provision.
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