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miles wrote: > . > Unless there is some deep-rooted ideological objection to all materials listed > by Google (an interesting, if rather sweeping, prohibition..), you could > maybe glance at: MJ McLaughlin & A Jordan (2005) "Push and pull: forces > that are shaping inclusion in the United States and Canada", In: DR Mitchell > (ed) "Contextualising Inclusive Education", pp. 89-113. Routledge. > > That looks at "similarities and contrasts between Canada and the US in > terms of how their special education policy and practices are evolving", and > has 58 refs. It's stronger on the US (but then, population is much bigger), > while the Canadian part seems rather Ontario-based. The 'inclusion' in the > title is balanced against the 'special education' in the quotation. Anyhow it > gives some taste of why these large neighbours have a lot of similar goals, > but have gone on some different roads to reach them, with reference to some > of their laws and policies. > > (Among the roughly 1 trillion unique URLs now visited by Google, there are > book chapters, which is maybe why this one turns up in Google, but not in > indexes of journal articles. Does Harvard ban its members from reading > book chapters, because 'real research' appears in journals, while book > chapters are a low form of pond life? Or is Google officially out of bounds as > part of a crusade against inebriation in the educated classes? I'm really > curious about those comments. Is Google really so dreadful? I've found, > over the years, that with a bit of tickling in the right places, it will cough up an > astonishing amount of useful information, in a hundred or so languages, > across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Why would it not do so for Uncle > Sam, and the Moose ranch?) > > Much of the McLaughlin & Jordan chapter can be read, free of charge, on the > web -- thanks to, er, Google Books... (That's a little added convenience for > the 98% of the world that doesn't have access to good libraries and paid-for > networks of academic resources). Can't guarantee that this chapter will > qualify as 'good' - but it appears to be on target, and is a few clicks away. > > miles > > > ******* > On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:59:01 -0400, Wendy Harbour > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello all, Apologies for cross-posting. I'm looking for a good book or > journal article comparing special ed or inclusion-related laws and policies in > Canada and the U.S. I've searched using the usual academic routes (e.g., > indexes) and in a desperate moment I even tried Google (aigh - needed a > strong drink after that experience). Alas, I haven't had any luck finding > something. My colleagues are shrugging and at a loss. Even the Council for > Exceptional Children, the major professional organization for U.S. and > Canadian special educators, doesn't really have any good resources. At this > point, I'd even settle for a really good book about Canadian special ed. Part > of the problem may be that Canada gives so much authority to the provinces, > but I suspect I'm missing some obvious things out there, and would > appreciate any assistance or advice. Thanks, Wendy Harbour > >> [log in to unmask] >> ________________End of message________________ >> > > ________________End of message________________ > > This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). > Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] > > Archives and tools are located at: > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page. > -- Alex Lubet, Ph. D. Morse Alumni/Graduate & Professional Distinguished Teaching Professor Music/Jewish Studies/American Studies University of Minnesota Chair, Senate Disability Issues Committee President, Hillel at the University of Minnesota ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.