{"product_id":"new-perspectives-in-special-education-contemporary-philosophical-debates-9780415504225","title":"New Perspectives in Special Education: Contemporary Philosophical Debates","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Farrell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Special Education - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book should be read by everyone who wants to understand special education today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Perspectives in Special Education\u003c\/em\u003e opens the door to the fascinating and vitally important world of theory that informs contemporary special education. It examines theoretical and philosophical orientations such as 'positivism', 'poststructuralism' and 'hermeneutics', relating these to contemporary global views of special education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a refreshingly balanced view across a broad range of debates, this topical text guides the reader through the main theoretical and philosophical positions that may be held with regard to special education, and critically examines positions that often go unrecognised and unquestioned by practitioners and academics alike. It helps the reader to engage with and question the positions taken by themselves and others, by providing thinking points and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerspectives covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePositivism and empiricism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhenomenology and hermeneutics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistorical materialism and critical theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHolism and constructivism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructuralism and post structuralism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePragmatism and symbolic interactionism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePsychoanalysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePostmodernism and historical epistemology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone wishing to gain a fuller understanding of special education should not be without this stimulating and much needed text. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45236010844311,"sku":"9780415504225","price":4316.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415504225.webp?v=1769211620","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/new-perspectives-in-special-education-contemporary-philosophical-debates-9780415504225","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}