Lani Florian is a Professor and Bell Chair of Education at the University of Edinburgh and Visiting Professor of Special Education at the University of Vienna. She is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK). Her research interests include models of provision for meeting the needs of all learners, and inclusive pedagogy. She is co-author of Achievement and Inclusion in Schools, winner of the 2008 NASEN/Times Education Supplement academic book award. She has consulted on special needs education and inclusion for a number of international organisations including Open Society Foundations, UNICEF, and the OECD.

′This comprehensive handbook extends and challenges existing thinking and practice about special education and its place in the larger education system. It provides a rich and valuable resource for advanced professional learning and is highly recommended.′

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsAbout the EditorAbout the ContributorsEditorial AdvisorsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: How Special Educational Needs Are UnderstoodReimagining Special Education - Why New Approaches are Needed - Lani FlorianConfronting Difference: A Brief History of Special Education - Margaret A. WinzerModels of Service Delivery and Forms of Provision - Tony Cline & Norah Frederickson Categories of Special Educational Needs - Brahm NorwichThe Disproportionate Placement of Ethnic Minorities in Special Education - Beth HarryA Sociological Perspective on Special Education - Sheila RiddellSocial Justice in Education for Students with Disabilities - David J. ConnorPart II: The Challenge of InclusionDisability Rights in Education - Marcia RiouxInclusive Education: From Targeting Groups and Schools to Achieving Quality Education as the Core of EFA - Renato Opertti, Zachary Walker & Yi ZhangFrom Special Education to Effective Schools for All: Widening the Agenda - Mel AinscowSui Ban Jiu Du: An Approach Toward Inclusive Education in China - Chunling Liu & Xueyun SuEntry, Engagement and Empowerment: Dilemmas for Inclusive Education in an Indian Context - Nidhi SingalInclusive Schooling as a Means and End of Education? - Roger SleeEquity in Inclusive Education: A Cultural Historical Comparative Perspective - Elizabeth Kozleski, Alfredo Artiles & Federico WaitollerHow Special Needs Funding Can Support Inclusive Education - Sip Jan PijlPart III: Knowledge ProductionEpistemology and Special Education - Gary ThomasPersistent Issues in Behavioral Theory and Practice - John W. MaagSociocultural Views of Learning - J. S. de ValenzuelaEducational Neuroscience: Bridging the Gulf Between Basic Research and Implications for Practice - Usha GoswamiComparative and International Perspectives on Special Education - Justin J.W. PowellA Disability Studies Frame for Research Approaches in Special Education - Douglas Biklen, Fernanda Orsati & Jessica BaconThe Applied Science of Special Education: Quantitative Approaches, the Questions They Address, and How They Inform Practice - Samuel L. Odom & Kathleen Lynne LaneResearching Inclusive Classroom Practices: The Framework For - Kristine Black-HawkinsResearch and Pupil Voice - Jill PorterUsing the Capability Approach to Evaluate the Well-being of Adult learners with Dis/abilities Participation - Barbara Ridley & Michael F. WattsPart IV: Issues of TeachingLearning Without Limits: Constructing a Pedagogy Free from Determinist Beliefs about Ability - Susan Hart and Mary Jane Drummond Nothing Special - The Everyday Pedagogy of Teaching - Jonathan Rix and Kieron SheehyUniversal Design for Learning - David H. Rose, Jenna W. Gravel, and David T. GordonCurriculum Considerations in Meeting the Educational Needs of Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities - Jean WareBeyond Categories and Labels: Knowledge to Support Assessment for Learning. Disability′ - A Problem Well Put? - Judith HollenwegerAssessment for Learning and the Journey Towards Inclusion - Louise HaywardSelf-Assessment as an ′Insider′ Lens for Learning and Assessment - Roseanna Bourke and Mandia MentisDynamic Assessment and Cognitive Intervention - Alex KozulinExpanding Approaches to Summative Assessment for Students with Impairment - J. Joy Cumming & Graham S. MaxwellInstructional and Assessment Accommodations in the 21st Century - Martha L. ThurlowTeaching and Learning in the Early Years - Susan A. Fowler, Michaelene M. Ostrosky and Tweety J. YatesTeaching Elementary Students with Learning Difficulties - Sharon Vaughn, Jeanne Wanzek & Carolyn A. DentonSecondary Special Education and Inclusive Practice: Pitfalls and Potential for the Success of All - Lisa A. Dieker and Selma PowellStudents with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education - Robert Stodden and Kelly RobertsTeacher Assistants in Inclusive Classrooms - Michael F. Giangreco and Mary Beth DoyleAssistive Technology to Provide Access to the Curriculum and Increase Independence - Amy G. Dell and Deborah A. NewtonMobile Learning and Games in Special Education - Penny Standen and David BrownThe Evolving Use of Technology in Special Education: Is "Effectiveness" the Right question? - John Woodward & Ralph FerrettiFriendships and Peer Relations Among and Between Children and Young People With and Without Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities - Dawn B. MaleFinding a Voice: Families Roles in Schools - Dianne L. Ferguson, Amy N. Hanreddy and Philip M. Ferguson Interagency Working and Special Education: Beyond ′Virtuous′ Ideas of Partnership towards Alternative Frameworks for Collaborative Work with Children - Liz Todd Part V: Future Directions For Research and PracticeEducation Without Condescension: Philosophy, Personhood and Cognitive Disability - Ruth Cigman Challenging Orthodoxy in Special Education: On Longstanding Debates and Philosophical Divides Revisited - Deborah J. GallagherWhat do Classroom Teachers Need to Know about Meeting Special Educational Needs? - Ruth KershnerThe Professional Knowledge of Special Educators - Kari NesInquiry and Community: Uncommon Opportunities to Enrich Professional Development for Inclusion - Marleen C. Pugach & Linda P. BlantonChanging Perspectives of Special Education in the Evolving Context of Standards-Based Reforms in the US and England - Margaret J. McLaughlin and Alan DysonMedicalization in Schools - Valerie Harwood and Samantha McMahonSpecial Education and its Contribution to the Broader Discourse of Education - Seamus HegartyGlossary - Cristina Devecchi