Education, disability and social policy / / ed. by Steve Haines, David Ruebain.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• MitwirkendeR: Barton, Len,; Booth, Cherie,; Borsay, Anne,; Bush, Marc,; Cobb, Rory,; Crowther, Neil,; Diamond, Patrick,; Haines, Steve,; Hale, Lady,; Lewis, Ann,; Miller, Olga,; Riddell, Sheila,; Ruebain, David,; Russel, Philippa,; Scott, Ruth,; Simpson, Paul,; Todd, Liz,; Utton, Nigel,; Weedon, Elisabet,
• HerausgeberIn: Haines, Steve,; Ruebain, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

Disability is an increasingly vital contemporary issue in British social policy especially in education. Education, disability and social policy brings together for the first time unique perspectives from leading thinkers including senior academics, opinion formers, policy makers and school leaders. Key issues covered include: law and international human rights frameworks; policy developments for schools and school leaders; educational inequalities for disabled children and young people and curriculum design and qualifications changes for children who are being failed by the current education system. The book is a milestone in social policy studies, of enduring interest to students, academics, policy makers, parents and campaigners alike.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Author biographies -- Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Disability and education in historical perspective -- Complex needs, divergent frameworks: challenges disabled children face in accessing appropriate support services and inclusive educational opportunities -- From sen to Sen: could the ‘capabilities’ approach transform the educational opportunities of disabled children? -- Multi-agency working and disabled children and young people: from ‘what works’ to ‘active becoming’ -- Disabled children’s ‘voice’ and experiences -- Building brighter futures for all our children: education, disability, social policy and the family -- Access to higher education for disabled students: a policy success story? -- Meeting the standard but failing the test: children and young people with sensory impairments -- Heading for inclusion: a head teacher’s journey towards an inclusive school -- Suggested further reading