{"product_id":"special-education-in-context-an-ethnographic-study-of-persons-with-developmental-disabilities-paperback-9780521125857","title":"Special Education in Context; An Ethnographic Study of Persons with Developmental Disabilities (Paperback) 9780521125857","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpecial Education in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Ethnographic Study of Persons with Developmental Disabilities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1989, this unique study into the severely retarded residents of a US state school argued for a change in the approach to developmental disability.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Joseph Gleason (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521125857, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 January 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.27 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1989, Special Education in Context is an important and thought-provoking book. An ethnographic study of five years in the daily lives of the severely and profoundly mentally retarded residents of a state school in the United States, it was unique in its attempt to interpret their experience in their own terms and from their own perspective. Professor Gleason's findings led him to argue forcefully for a change in the approach to developmental disability. Rather than being based on the imposition of criteria such as 'normality' and focusing on the clinical characteristics of populations with special needs, as was traditionally the case, therapeutic practice is reconfigured as being thoroughly grounded in an understanding of the populations' behaviour patterns. The book redefined the concepts of deinstitutionalisation, normalisation and mainstream which guided much practice and provided an innovative framework for future investigation and practice with special populations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures and tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. An institution in transition\u003cbr\u003e 2. The perspective of the residents\u003cbr\u003e 3. Residents on their own\u003cbr\u003e 4. Residents' participation in programs\u003cbr\u003e 5. Summary: inquiry, knowledge and practice\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Educational psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Educational psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Educational%20psychology%20%5BJNC%5D%22\"\u003eJNC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006565339416,"sku":"9780521125857","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521125857i_529f353f-a95c-4eff-99ca-9ec477a62fb1.jpg?v=1691371859","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/special-education-in-context-an-ethnographic-study-of-persons-with-developmental-disabilities-paperback-9780521125857","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}