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International Trends in Education Should Urgently Influence Special Education: Time for a Paradigm Shift in Special Education Pedagogy
- International Trends in Education Should Urgently Influence Special Education: Time for a Paradigm Shift in Special Education Pedagogy
- Hong Kong Journal of Special Education, 17, 1-14, 2015
- Special Education Society of Hong Kong Ltd.
- 2015
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- Hong Kong
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- Unknown or Unspecified
- There currently is a very vibrant discussion about international trends in education. A ripple effect is influencing common new government initiatives in mainstream schools around the world. This paper suggests that whilst such initiatives have excellent government led policy support, special schools are open to absorb what they can. These initiatives are frequently ignored as special schools seek to cope with the special needs challenges. These new internationally recognised initiatives will require teachers to appreciate the need for a paradigm shift to change their prevailing pedagogical practices. Special school education must match these trends for they can offer exciting new understandings of student ability if the teachers can appreciate and apply the principles of individual self-determination rather than dealing with the shroud of disability. It is time for a paradigm shift in the pedagogy of special education. Copyright by Special Education Society of Hong Kong Limited. All Rights Reserved.
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- English
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- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/7484a015
- 2021-03-03
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