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
>
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