Advocacy, Self-Advocacy and Special Needs

Philip Garner is a Senior Lecturer in Special Education at Brunei University.Sarah Sandow is Reader in Education at Brunei University.

• The Contributors and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: The Background to Advocacy and Self-Advocacy in the 1990s; 1.1. The Context for Advocacy and Self-Advocacy Philip Garner and Sarah Sandow 1.2. Dilemmas for Advocacy and Self-Advocacy Philip Garner and Sarah Sandow 1.3. The Potential of Advocacy and Self-Advocacy Philip Garner and Sarah Sandow; Part Two: Advocacy and Self-Advocacy in Schools: Making Things Happen; 2.1. Classroom Strategies for Teacher and Pupil Support Rena Harris-Cooksley and Robert Catt 2.2. Curriculum Matters: Using Drama to Extend the Involvement of Children with Special Needs Tom Sweeney 2.3. Pupil Participation in the Social and Educational Processes of a Primary School Jacquie Coulby and David Coulby 2.4. Parents and Schools: Developing a Partnership Approach to Advocacy Sarah Sandow 2.5. Supporting Advocacy and Self-Advocacy: The Role of the Allied Professions Irvine S. Gersch and Barbara Gersch; Part Three: Professional Development for Advocacy; 3.1. Developing an Individual Approach Philip Garner and Sarah Sandow 3.2. Towards the Inclusive School Philip Garner and Sarah Sandow; References; Author Index