New Hopes, New Horizons [microform] : The Challenges of Diversity in Education. Proceedings of the Biennial International Conference of the International Association of Special Education (5th, Capetown, South Africa, August 3-8, 1997) / Greg Prater, Ed., Sam Minner, Ed. and Mohammad Islam, Ed
- Bib ID:
- 5608727
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- International Association of Special Education
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED410739
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- Description:
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- [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997
- 344 p.
- Summary:
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This collection of 64 papers from a 1997 international conference of special educators focuses on the challenges of diversity in education. Topics of the papers include: (1) assessment strategies for individuals with autism; (2) self-determination strategies for at-risk youth with learning, behavior, and emotional disabilities; (3) developing standards for professionals working with students with exceptionalities; (4) cooperative teaching and creating effective teams; (5) inclusive education implications for gifted youth; (6) dealing with test anxiety and underachievement of students with special needs; (7) inclusion of young children with disabilities; (8) developing collaborative partnerships in higher education; (9) a systemic approach to special education; (10) formative rhythmics; (11) tracking techniques used in the remedial teaching of writing; (12) intervention strategies for at-risk high school students; (13) teaching self-management to students with diverse needs; (14) diagnosis and remediation of early reading difficulties; (15) educator resistance and acceptance of inclusion; (16) developing effective school-to-work models for students with autism spectrum disorders; (17) educational software; (18) a conceptual model of diversity; (19) young volunteers with disabilities; (20) low-income preschool programs in Korea; (21) effects of cognitive awareness training on boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); (22) identification of deafness; (23) the implication of Vygotsky's theory for the assessment of disadvantaged learners; (24) funding special needs and diversity programs; (25) the improvement of the creativity of children with deafness; (26) culturally relevant partnerships between families and professionals; (27) responsibility and self-esteem; (28) early intervention program development; (29) the roles of paraeducators in special education; (30) turning cultural diversity into multiculturalism; (31) pursuing goal setting and career development to improve self-esteem and academic achievement; (32) learning styles and culturally diverse students with special needs; (33) comorbidity of ADHD in adults with mental retardation; (34) attitudes toward critical thinking among students enrolled in teacher education programs; (35) a transdisciplinary assessment model for children with ADHD; (36) special educator needs in working with students with emotional disturbances; (37) regular and special education teacher training; (38) enhancing resiliency in families of preschool children; (39) preschoolers' knowledge of mathematics; (40) teachers' perceptions of their influence in the psycho-emotional development of their students; (41) comparison of Canadian and Chinese teachers' perceptions and attitudes toward social integration; and (42) raising awareness of disabilities and promoting social integration of children with disabilities in elementary schools. (Papers include references.) (CR)
- Notes:
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- Availability: International Association of Special Education (IASE), Roger Fazzone, Maplebrook School, Rte. 1, Box 245A, Amenia, NY 12501 ($60).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Attention Deficit Disorders
- Autism
- Career Development
- Child Development
- Cognitive Style
- Computer Software
- Creativity
- Critical Thinking
- Cultural Differences
- Deafness
- Disabilities
- Disability Identification
- Early Childhood Education
- Early Intervention
- Educational Strategies
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Emotional Development
- Gifted
- High Risk Students
- Higher Education
- Hyperactivity
- Inclusive Schools
- Interdisciplinary Approach
- Knowledge Base for Teaching
- Mainstreaming
- Mental Retardation
- Paraprofessional Personnel
- Parent School Relationship
- Preschool Education
- Reading Instruction
- Self Esteem
- Self Management
- Special Education
- Student Evaluation
- Student Volunteers
- Teacher Attitudes
- Teacher Collaboration
- Teacher Competencies
- Teacher Education Programs
- Teacher Role
- Transitional Programs
- Underachievement
- Writing Instruction
- Vygotsky (Lev S)
- Other authors/contributors:
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- ERIC
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