Society, Ideology and the Reform of Special Education: A Study in the Limits of Educational Change.

Shapiro, H. Svi

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Publication Date: 1980

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Society, Ideology and the Reform of Special Education: A Study in the Limits of Educational Change.

Shapiro, H. Svi

Educational Theory, v30 n3 p211-23 Sum 1980

The success or failure of educational reform is discussed using Public Law 94-142 as a case study. Constraints on reform arise from the dominant ideology. Education is fundamentally a dependent institution, and efforts to reform it become an attempt to resolve issues in the broader social domain. (FG)

Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Equal Education, Federal Aid, Mainstreaming, Majority Attitudes, National Programs, Public Opinion, Social Attitudes, Special Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education for All Handicapped Children Act

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