"First edition published in 2006"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Editorial Advisors
Preface
Introduction
Part I: How Special Educational Needs Are Understood
Reimagining Special Education - Why New Approaches are Needed - Lani Florian
Confronting Difference: A Brief History of Special Education - Margaret A. Winzer
Models of Service Delivery and Forms of Provision - Tony Cline & Norah Frederickson
Categories of Special Educational Needs - Brahm Norwich
The Disproportionate Placement of Ethnic Minorities in Special Education - Beth Harry
A Sociological Perspective on Special Education - Sheila Riddell
Social Justice in Education for Students with Disabilities - David J. Connor
Part II: The Challenge of Inclusion
Disability Rights in Education - Marcia Rioux
Inclusive Education: From Targeting Groups and Schools to Achieving Quality Education as the Core of EFA - Renato Opertti, Zachary Walker & Yi Zhang
From Special Education to Effective Schools for All: Widening the Agenda - Mel Ainscow
Sui Ban Jiu Du: An Approach Toward Inclusive Education in China - Chunling Liu & Xueyun Su
Entry, Engagement and Empowerment: Dilemmas for Inclusive Education in an Indian Context - Nidhi Singal
Inclusive Schooling as a Means and End of Education? - Roger Slee
Equity in Inclusive Education: A Cultural Historical Comparative Perspective - Elizabeth Kozleski, Alfredo Artiles & Federico Waitoller
How Special Needs Funding Can Support Inclusive Education - Sip Jan Pijl
Part III: Knowledge Production
Epistemology and Special Education - Gary Thomas
Persistent Issues in Behavioral Theory and Practice - John W. Maag
Sociocultural Views of Learning - J. S. de Valenzuela
Educational Neuroscience: Bridging the Gulf Between Basic Research and Implications for Practice - Usha Goswami
Comparative and International Perspectives on Special Education - Justin J.W. Powell
A Disability Studies Frame for Research Approaches in Special Education - Douglas Biklen, Fernanda Orsati & Jessica Bacon
The Applied Science of Special Education: Quantitative Approaches, the Questions They Address, and How They Inform Practice - Samuel L. Odom & Kathleen Lynne Lane
Researching Inclusive Classroom Practices: The Framework For - Kristine Black-Hawkins
Research and Pupil Voice - Jill Porter
Using the Capability Approach to Evaluate the Well-being of Adult learners with Dis/abilities Participation - Barbara Ridley & Michael F. Watts
Part IV: Issues of Teaching
Learning Without Limits: Constructing a Pedagogy Free from Determinist Beliefs about Ability - Susan Hart and Mary Jane Drummond
Nothing Special - The Everyday Pedagogy of Teaching - Jonathan Rix and Kieron Sheehy
Universal Design for Learning - David H. Rose, Jenna W. Gravel, and David T. Gordon
Curriculum Considerations in Meeting the Educational Needs of Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities - Jean Ware
Beyond Categories and Labels: Knowledge to Support Assessment for Learning. Disability' - A Problem Well Put? - Judith Hollenweger
Assessment for Learning and the Journey Towards Inclusion - Louise Hayward
Self-Assessment as an 'Insider' Lens for Learning and Assessment - Roseanna Bourke and Mandia Mentis
Dynamic Assessment and Cognitive Intervention - Alex Kozulin
Expanding Approaches to Summative Assessment for Students with Impairment - J. Joy Cumming & Graham S. Maxwell
Instructional and Assessment Accommodations in the 21st Century - Martha L. Thurlow
Teaching and Learning in the Early Years - Susan A. Fowler, Michaelene M. Ostrosky and Tweety J. Yates
Teaching Elementary Students with Learning Difficulties - Sharon Vaughn, Jeanne Wanzek & Carolyn A. Denton
Secondary Special Education and Inclusive Practice: Pitfalls and Potential for the Success of All - Lisa A. Dieker and Selma Powell
Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education - Robert Stodden and Kelly Roberts
Teacher Assistants in Inclusive Classrooms - Michael F. Giangreco and Mary Beth Doyle
Assistive Technology to Provide Access to the Curriculum and Increase Independence - Amy G. Dell and Deborah A. Newton
Mobile Learning and Games in Special Education - Penny Standen and David Brown
The Evolving Use of Technology in Special Education: Is "Effectiveness" the Right question? - John Woodward & Ralph Ferretti
Friendships and Peer Relations Among and Between Children and Young People With and Without Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities - Dawn B. Male
Finding a Voice: Families Roles in Schools - Dianne L. Ferguson, Amy N. Hanreddy and Philip M. Ferguson
Interagency Working and Special Education: Beyond 'Virtuous' Ideas of Partnership towards Alternative Frameworks for Collaborative Work with Children - Liz Todd
Part V: Future Directions For Research and Practice
Education Without Condescension: Philosophy, Personhood and Cognitive Disability - Ruth Cigman
Challenging Orthodoxy in Special Education: On Longstanding Debates and Philosophical Divides Revisited - Deborah J. Gallagher
What do Classroom Teachers Need to Know about Meeting Special Educational Needs? - Ruth Kershner
The Professional Knowledge of Special Educators - Kari Nes
Inquiry and Community: Uncommon Opportunities to Enrich Professional Development for Inclusion - Marleen C. Pugach & Linda P. Blanton
Changing Perspectives of Special Education in the Evolving Context of Standards-Based Reforms in the US and England - Margaret J. McLaughlin and Alan Dyson
Medicalization in Schools - Valerie Harwood and Samantha McMahon
Special Education and its Contribution to the Broader Discourse of Education - Seamus Hegarty
Glossary - Cristina Devecchi