Special Educational Needs

Lorella Terzi is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Roehampton University, UK. Mary Warnock is by professional training a philosopher. She has also been a prominent figure in education, first as Headmistress of Oxford High School and then as Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge. No stranger to controversy, hastening the death of her terminally-sick husband and her views on teenage abortion are but two issues for which she has recently hit the headlines. She is the author of a number of books, most notably An Intelligent Person's Guide to Ethics.

‘A rich historical perspective on the evolution of specialized education for children with disabilities in the UK. The difficulties in achieving the lofty ideals of the early Warnock Report have many parallels in the USA, even though the two countries converged on their policies from somewhat different pathways. Too often, leaders in the field refuse to acknowledge failures of past policy...the fact that this book so forthrightly states that past policies have not met their aspiration and that major review and reconsideration are necessary is refreshing. I commend the authors for their commitment to children who are too often failed by schools and I believe that this text should be read by all involved in education of children with special needs.' Margaret McLoughlin, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education and Associate Director at the Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children, University of Maryland, USA

• Series Editor's Preface - Key Debates in Educational Policy Foreword by Lorella Terzi; Part I - Special Educational Needs by Mary Warnock; Part II - A Response to Special Educational Needs by Brahm Norwich Afterword by Lorella Terzi; Index.