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Abstract
Over the past two decades, the percentage of American students with disabilities educated in general classrooms with their nondisabled peers has risen by approximately fifty percent. This gradual but steady policy shift has been driven by two distinct narratives of organisational change. The social justice narrative espouses principles of equality and caring across human differences. The narrative of technocracy creates top-down, administrative pressure through hierarchical systems based on quantitative performance data. This article examines these two primary policy narratives of inclusive education in the United States, exploring the conceptual features of each and initiating an analysis of their application in the public schools.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 582-599 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Discourse |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 10 Aug 2015 |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 10 Aug 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Inclusive education
- United States
- technocracy
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SPECIAL EDUCATION AND POLICY CHANGE: A STUDY OF 6 JURISDICTIONS
Riddell, S., Danforth, S., Graham, L., Hjörne, E., Pijl, S. J., Slee, R. & Weedon, E.
1/03/12 → 30/09/14
Project: Research