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ERIC Number: EJ635026
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0015-511X
Ethics and Special Education.
Paul, James; French, Peter; Cranston-Gingras, Ann
Focus on Exceptional Children, v34 n1 p1-16 Sep 2001
Discussion of ethics in special education focuses on four challenges: (1) examination of special education's history within an ethical framework; (2) articulation of character morality as well as choice morality in special education ethical dilemmas; (3) examination of special education in a liberal democracy; and (4) development of an ethical basis for discussing the nature and representation of knowledge. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Democracy, Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Ethics, Moral Development, Special Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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