Special education: yearbook of the European Association for Education Law and Policy

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Edition Details

Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Gracienne Lauwers, Jan de Groof
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Netherlands
Publication Information: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©2003
Type: Book
Series title: Yearbook of the European Association for Education Law and Policy, v. 5.
Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/special-education-yearbook-of-the-european-association-for-education-law-and-policy/ (Stable identifier)

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IX, 214 pages ; 25 cm.

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Special education: yearbook of the European Association for Education Law and Policy is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: edited by Jan De Groof and Gracienne Lauwers.
Publication Date: 2003
Copyright Date: 2003
Location: Dordrecht
Country/State: Netherlands
Number of Editions: 9 editions
First edition Date: 2003
Last edition Date: 2004
Languages: English
Language Notes: English and French.
Library of Congress Code: KJC6266
Dewey Code: 344.240791
ISBN: 1402015453 9781402015458
OCLC: 57373814

Publisher Description:

Legal Issues of Special Education is for university faculty staff teaching courses on education law and policy. It also serves as a resource for students conducting research, government officials, and professionals in these fields. Combating discrimination on the basis of disability and special needs education is an area that is receiving increased attention from the European Commission and the Member States. This is reflected in the fact that the year 2003 has been designated the European Year of Disabled Citizens. This timely book is about raising awareness of the rights of disabled people to full equality and participation in all areas. It aims to show that disability is an issue of concern to all of us.

Main Contents

1.- Trends and New Thinking in Europe on Special Needs Education.- Overview of the Funding of Special Needs Education in Europe.- Judging Special Educational Needs: The Contribution of the Courts to the Developing Law of Special Educational Needs in England and Wales.- Special Educational Needs and Disability Discrimination: New Departures in Education Law in England and Wales: Rights of Children with Disabilities in the UK.- Special Education Law in the United States.- The Rights of Children with Special Needs in the Russian Federation.- Integration of Disabled Children in Compulsory Education in Russia.- Legal Aspects Concerning the Accommodation of Learners with Special Educational Needs in the Systemic Evaluation Programme of the South African Department of Education.- Aspects of Equality and Special Needs Education in South Africa: Reflections on Education White Paper 6 of the South African Department of Education: Special Needs Education – Building an Inclusive Education and Training System (July 2001).- 2.- Questionnaire on Special Educational Needs and the Law in Europe.- Belgium.- England and Wales.- France.- Spain.- Germany.- Austria.- Norway.- Greece.- Ireland.- Annex.- Comparative Analysis of Legislation Regarding Special Education in European Countries.

Summary Note

Intended for university faculty staff teaching courses on education law and policy. This book also serves as a resource for students conducting research, government officials, and professionals in these fields. It aims to raise awareness of the rights of disabled people to full equality and participation in all areas.

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Special education: yearbook of the European Association for Education Law and Policy

Special education: yearbook of the European Association for Education Law and Policy