Investigating the Language of Special Education : Listening to Many Voices

Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. Investigating The Language Of Special Education Guides The Reader Through The Complex Issues And Ideas Pertinent To Understanding The Language Of Special Education. It Responds To Some Of The Subject's Most Pressing Concerns, Including The Function And Effects Of Language In Labelling Disabilities And Disorders, The Extent To Which Current Special Educational Language Reflects Legal Frameworks And Definitions, And Whether Changes In Language Can Lead To Changes In Perceiving A 'social Reality' Of Special Education. This Volume Brings Clarity To These And Other Ambiguous Areas In Special Education. Utilising A Wide Range Of Theoretical Traditions From Philosophy, Sociology And Anthropology, This Book Aims To Raise The Reader's Awareness Of The Power As Well As The Limitations Of Language In Relation To Special Education. It Will Therefore Be Of Great Interest To Educators As Well As Students And Researchers Of Applied Linguistics And Disability Studies-- Introduction: The Importance Of Language In Special Education -- 1. Past Voices: Historical Terminology -- 2. Present Voices: Current Language In Special Education -- 3. Grand Designs: Constructing Social Meaning -- 4. Labelling: New Labels For Old? -- 5. Disability Memoirs And Student Voice -- 6. Problematizing Meaning: Deconstruction -- 7. Immersed In Language: Discourse -- 8. Analysing Concepts In Special Education -- 9. Persuasive Or Misleading Language -- Conclusion. Michael Farrell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Utilising a wide range of theoretical traditions from philosophy, sociology and anthropology, this book aims to raise the reader's awareness of the power as well as the limitations of language in relation to special education. Investigating the Language of Special Education guides the reader through the complex issues and ideas pertinent to understanding the language of special education. It responds to some of the subject's most pressing concerns, including the function and effects of language in labelling disabilities and disorders, the extent to which current special educational language reflects legal frameworks and definitions, and whether changes in language can lead to changes in perceiving a 'social reality' of special education. This volume brings clarity to these and other ambiguous areas in special education. Utilising a wide range of theoretical traditions from philosophy, sociology and anthropology, this book aims to raise the reader's awareness of the power as well as the limitations of language in relation to special education. It will therefore be of great interest to educators as well as students and researchers of applied linguistics and disability studies "Investigating the Language of Special Education guides the reader through the complex issues and ideas pertinent to understanding the language of special education. It responds to some of the subject's most pressing concerns, including the function and effects of language in labelling disabilities and disorders, the extent to which current special educational language reflects legal frameworks and definitions, and whether changes in language can lead to changes in perceiving a 'social reality' of special education. This volume brings clarity to these and other ambiguous areas in special education. Utilising a wide range of theoretical traditions from philosophy, sociology and anthropology, this book aims to raise the reader's awareness of the power as well as the limitations of language in relation to special education. It will therefore be of great interest to educators as well as students and researchers of applied linguistics and disability studies"-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction: The Importance of Language in Special Education....Pages 1-7 Past Voices: Historical Terminology....Pages 8-24 Present Voices: Current Language in Special Education....Pages 25-41 Grand Designs: Constructing Social Meaning....Pages 42-57 Labelling: New Labels for Old?....Pages 58-74 Disability Memoirs and Student Voice....Pages 75-90 Problematizing Meaning: Deconstruction....Pages 91-106 Immersed in Language: Discourse....Pages 107-123 Analysing Concepts in Special Education....Pages 124-139 Persuasive or Misleading Language....Pages 140-155 Conclusion....Pages 156-162 Back Matter....Pages 163-179