American education is facing the challenging situation of working with students with disabilities in the regular classroom. Inclusion Practices with Special Needs Students provides a much needed and balanced perspective of the issues faced by educators committed to understanding how to best serve children with disabilities in schools.

Contents

• Introduction
• Inclusion of Disabled Children and School Reform: A Historical Perspective
• Inclusion and Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
• Inclusion and Students with Mental Retardation: The Theoretical Perspectives and Implications
• Inclusion: Welcoming, Valuing, and Supporting the Diverse Learning Needs of All Students in Shared General Education Environments
• Interagency Collaboration: Recurring Obstacles and Some Possible Solutions
• Legal and Ethical Issues of Inclusion
• Achieving Effective and Inclusive School Settings: A Guide for Professional Development
• Inclusion: A Worthy Challenge for Parents, Teachers, Psychologists and Administrators
• An Evolutionary Process with an Uncertain Future: Commentary on Inclusion Practices with Special Needs Students
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

Steven I Pfeiffer, Linda A Reddy