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ERIC Number: EJ415008
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
In Search of the Foundation of Special Education: Who Are the Individuals and What Are the Differences?
Brinker, Richard P.
Journal of Special Education, v24 n2 p174-84 Sum 1990
The commentary on three papers (EC 231 669-671) concerned with individual differences in special education notes agreement on the lack of empirical evidence that educational techniques specially adapted to characteristics of the learner differentially enhance learning. Stressed is the importance of the learner's ecological context--cultural, socioeconomic, and racial. (DB)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cultural Context, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Racial Factors, Socioeconomic Influences, Special Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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