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Stough, Laura M. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2003
An overview of special education in Costa Rica is provided. Costa Rica has promulgated four educational service models that extend special education expertise: consulting teachers, educational assistance teams, itinerant teams, and resource centers. Their educational classification system describes the level of modifications required by students.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Classification, Comparative Education, Consultation Programs
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Meyer, Luanna H. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2003
This article discusses the importance of international perspectives in designing and promoting educational innovation and reform, cultural and financial limitations of imposing western special education inclusion principles and practices on developing countries, and special education practices in China, Vietnam, and Costa Rica. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences