Education, Disability and Social Policy

Educational opportunities for disabled children remain a vital contemporary issue in British social policy. This new edition of the milestone book Education, Disability and Social Policy outlines critical debates in education concerning the position and experiences of disabled children and young people within a contemporary policy context.
Incorporating new voices from leading thinkers, this second edition includes a fresh introduction and updates to key chapters, including whether the Children and Families Act (2014) resolved tensions between parents and local authorities over resources, and proposals for a whole-school, strengths-based approach to social, emotional and mental health difficulties. In addition, it includes a new discussion on the intersection of race and disability.

About the author

Steve Haines is Director of Public Affairs at Impetus.

David Ruebain is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Culture, Equality and Inclusion and Professor of Law at the University of Sussex.

Summary

This new edition of the milestone book Education, Disability and Social Policy outlines critical debates in education concerning the position and experiences of disabled children and young people within a contemporary policy context.

Product details

• Assisted by: Steve (Impetus) Haines (Editor), David (University of Sussex) Ruebain (Editor), David Ruebain (Editor), Steve Haines (Editor)
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.05.2025
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
• EAN: 9781447369851
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-6985-1
• Pages: 180
• Illustrations: 3 Tables, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
• Dimensions (packing): 23.4 x 15.5 x 1.3 cm
• Weight (packing): 284 g