Two Solitudes? To Integrate or Not to Integrate? That Is Not the Question. To Mainstream or Not to Mainstream? That Is the Question. A Survey and Status Report of Policy and Praxis in Canada.

Little, Donald M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ439480

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Publication Date: 1991

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Two Solitudes? To Integrate or Not to Integrate? That Is Not the Question. To Mainstream or Not to Mainstream? That Is the Question. A Survey and Status Report of Policy and Praxis in Canada.

Little, Donald M.; And Others

Canadian Journal of Special Education, v7 n1 p1-15 1991

This paper notes a Canadian survey on the policies and practices of mainstreaming and integration of disabled students and suggests that, although widespread integration exists, there is a growing disaffection with the demands of mainstreaming which include individualized instruction, personalized success structuring, and continuous learning. (DB)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction, Mainstreaming, National Surveys, Social Integration, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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