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ERIC Number: EJ370440
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Toward a Megatheory of Learning Disabilities.
Bauer, Richard H.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v21 n4 p230-32 Apr 1988
This response to H. Lee Swanson's paper, "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities," argues that the field's development from social consensus has positive consequences and that the field is a "prenormal' science. A megatheory is suggested, incorporating metatheoretical aspects of the learning-disabled's information processing along with social, educational, and assessment aspects. (JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Research Needs, Research Problems, Research Utilization, Social Responsibility, Social Values, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Consensus; Metatheory; Swanson (H Lee)
Note: For related documents, see EC 202 626-633.