Inclusive Education in the United States and Internationally: Challenges and Response

Weber, Mark C.

Abstract

Inclusive Education in the United States and Internationally: Challenges and Response

Mark C. Weber

DePaul University College of Law

Review of Disability Studies, 2006

Abstract:
This article discusses legal developments in the United States and internationally regarding inclusion of children with disabilities in general education. It discusses educational inclusion in relation to ideas generated by the disability studies movement. It suggests that integrated education should remain an important goal, but that steps should be taken to make inclusion work more successfully.

Keywords: education, special education, disability

JEL Classification: I28

Accepted Paper Series

Date posted: June 8, 2006

Suggested Citation

Weber, Mark C., Inclusive Education in the United States and Internationally: Challenges and Response. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=907306

Contact Information

Mark C. Weber (Contact Author)

DePaul University College of Law ( email )

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