Overview
"Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality is designed for use by preservice and inservice teachers who will teach students with special needs in the general classroom. The text provides a rare glimpse into the lives of persons with exceptionalities, including their families and teachers. Focusing on human exceptionalities across the life span, the text employs a traditional organization beginning with four foundations chapters that introduce teachers to special education, followed by 10 ""categorical"" chapters each on a different ""disability."" Each categorical chapter features sections on transition, cultural diversity, technology, instructional strategies, and family considerations."
Full Product Details
Author: Richard M. Gargiulo
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 1.588kg
ISBN: 9781412988933
ISBN 10: 1412988934
Pages: 728
Publication Date: 03 February 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
I found this book to extremely valuable as a college special education textbook. It is well organized, contains detailed and useful information for teachers. The sections containing firsthand accounts of people with various disabilities is very helpful. The book contains valuable information about the history of special education and current practices in the field. The Appendix at the end of the book regarding CEC Standards correlated with each chapter is useful for professors. The inclusion of teacher friendly sections in each chapter makes this a superior book for use in special education classes; these sections include effective instructional practices , Making inclusion work and suggestions for the classroom. Each chapter contains useful tables and figures filled with practical information for teachers. Finally the end of chapter has a useful summary, list of key terms, study questions and a Student Study Site for students to access online with other resources to assist and enhance student learning...I was very impressed by it. -- Dr. Brian Abrams QC, CUNY 20110216
I found this book to extremely valuable as a college special education textbook. It is well organized, contains detailed and useful information for teachers. The sections containing firsthand accounts of people with various disabilities is very helpful. The book contains valuable information about the history of special education and current practices in the field. The Appendix at the end of the book regarding CEC Standards correlated with each chapter is useful for professors. The inclusion of teacher friendly sections in each chapter makes this a superior book for use in special education classes; these sections include effective instructional practices , Making inclusion work and suggestions for the classroom. Each chapter contains useful tables and figures filled with practical information for teachers. Finally the end of chapter has a useful summary, list of key terms, study questions and a Student Study Site for students to access online with other resources to assist and enhance student learning...I was very impressed by it. -- Dr. Brian Abrams QC, CUNY 20110216 I found this book to extremely valuable as a college special education textbook. It is well organized, contains detailed and useful information for teachers. The sections containing firsthand accounts of people with various disabilities is very helpful. The book contains valuable information about the history of special education and current practices in the field. The Appendix at the end of the book regarding CEC Standards correlated with each chapter is useful for professors. The inclusion of teacher friendly sections in each chapter makes this a superior book for use in special education classes; these sections include effective instructional practices , Making inclusion work and suggestions for the classroom. Each chapter contains useful tables and figures filled with practical information for teachers. Finally the end of chapter has a useful summary, list of key terms, study questions and a Student Study Site for students to access online with other resources to assist and enhance student learning...I was very impressed by it. -- Dr. Brian Abrams QC, CUNY 20110216
Author Information
Richard Gargiulo is a Professor of Special Education in the School of Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has a Master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1999, he was awarded the University's President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has also served as a Fulbright Scholar to the Czech Republic and has authored numerous books on the subjects of special education, early childhood education, and child abuse and neglect.
