Special Education in Contemporary Society, 4e - Media Edition - An Introduction to Exceptionality

Informationen zum Autor Richard Gargiulo is a professor of special education in the School of Education at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He received his Master's degree and PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1999, he was awarded the University's President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has also served as a Fulbright Scholar to the Czech Republic and has authored numerous books on the subjects of special education, early childhood education, and child abuse and neglect. He has been president of the Council for Exceptional Children and president of the Division on Autism and Development Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. Klappentext Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality is designed for use by preservice and inservice teachers who will teach students with special needs in the general classroom. The text provides a rare glimpse into the lives of persons with exceptionalities, including their families and teachers. Focusing on human exceptionalities across the life span, the text employs a traditional organization beginning with four foundations chapters that introduce teachers to special education, followed by ten "categorical" chapters each on a different "disability." Each categorical chapter features sections on transition, cultural diversity, technology, instructional strategies, and family considerations. In the Fourth Edition Media Update of Special Education in Contemporary Society, author Richard Gargiulo provides a highly readable and research-based introduction to special education. This book is based on the author's belief that teachers need more than just academic knowledge about exceptionality-they need an awareness and understanding of the human side of students with special needs and their families. The Fourth Edition Media Update can be packaged with an Interactive eBook that offers new video clips of educators, parents, and individuals with special needs talking about their experiences. Icons appear throughout the Media Update linking the book to the interactive eBook features. Zusammenfassung This Media Update edition has been updated to include icons throughout linking the book to the new accompanying interactive eBook version. The book provides a highly readable and research-based introduction to special education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Key Features of the Text Acknowledgments PART I. Foundations of Special Education 1. Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and Perspectives 2. Policies, Practices, and Programs 3. Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality 4. Parents, Families, and Exceptionality PART II. A Study of Individuals With Special Needs 5. Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities or Mental Retardation 6. Individuals With Learning Disabilities 7. Individuals With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 8. Individuals With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders 9. Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders 10. Individuals With Speech and Language Impairments 11. Individuals With Hearing Impairments 12. Individuals With Visual Impairments 13. Individuals With Physical Disabilities, Health Disabilities, and 14. Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented Postscript Appendix A: Federal Definitions of Disabilities Appendix B: Professional Standards Glossary References Photo Credits Author Index Subject Index About the Contributors ...

Product details

• Authors: Richard M. Gargiulo, GARGIULO RICHARD M
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781412996952
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-9695-2
• No. of pages: 736
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work