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ERIC Number: EJ509970
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
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Escaping the Cave to Dream New Dreams: A Normative Vision for Learning Disabilities.
Denti, Louis G.; Katz, Michael S.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v28 n7 p415-24 Aug-Sep 1995
This article analyzes how the dominant image of reality in the field of learning disabilities is derived from the diagnostic model. The article proposes an alternative, normative conception of education that emphasizes the importance of caring, social relatedness, and community participation. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Learning Disabilities, Models, Normalization (Disabilities), Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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