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ERIC Number: EJ581731
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
Commentary: Today's Special Education and Its Message for Tomorrow.
Kauffman, James M.
Journal of Special Education, v32 n4 p244-54 Win 1999
This commentary offers 10 critical characterizations of contemporary special education and 5 major implications for the future of the field. It urges special educators to turn their attention unambiguously and forcefully to empirical research to generate reliable common knowledge of effective instruction of students with disabilities. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Dogmatism, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Regular and Special Education Relationship, Relevance (Education), Research Needs, Social Attitudes, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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