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ERIC Number: EJ396635
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Newtonian Mechanistic Paradigm, Special Education, and Contours of Alternatives: An Overview.
Heshusius, Lous
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v22 n7 p403-15 Aug-Sep 1989
The article examines theoretical reorientations in special education away from the Newtonian mechanistic paradigm toward an emerging holistic paradigm. Recent literature is critiqued for renaming theories as paradigms, thereby providing an illusion of change while leaving fundamental mechanistic assumptions in place. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Newtonian Mechanics; Paradigm Shifts