Special Schools, Inclusion, and Justice

Special Schools,Inclusion,and Justice explores the provision of special schools in an education policy climate where inclusion is the dominant motif. It raises questions about justice and fairness in relation to special schools and their communities, and challenges the view that only inclusion can represent justice in education for disabled children. The book offers a philosophical perspective on what might constitute a just state of affairs in education provision for disabled children, with a wider international significance and application. It will be of interest to scholars working in inclusive and special education, philosophy of education, sociology, and policy studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2018
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc

Special schools, inclusion, and justice delve into the provision of education for disabled children within an education policy landscape dominated by the concept of inclusion. In this context, the special school sector stands as an anomaly, often occupying an uncertain and somewhat invidious position. This situation raises a multitude of questions concerning matters of justice and fairness regarding special schools and their communities. It also prompts inquiries into the validity of the notion that only inclusion can represent justice in education for disabled children and young people.

Special Schools, Inclusion, and Justice takes a philosophical approach to address these concerns, centering on the broader question of what could constitute a just state of affairs in education provision for disabled children. The New Zealand education context serves as a focal point in the book, but the issues examined and the broader argument and philosophical analysis pursued have far-reaching international significance and applicability, given the pervasive and dominant influence of inclusion in education policy across the globe.

Special Schools, Inclusion, and Justice offers a fresh perspective to international debates and conversations surrounding inclusion, justice, and the education of disabled children. It will be of particular interest to scholars engaged in the fields of inclusive and special education, philosophy of education, sociology, and policy studies.

Weight: 346g
Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781433149238
Edition number: New ed