| Description |
xxiii, 135 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Professional ethics in education series |
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Professional ethics in education series.
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| Contents |
Foreword / James M. Kauffman -- Ch. 1. Introduction. A Preliminary Observation Regarding the Study of Ethics. Organization of the Book. Getting Started. Case. Where are the Lines to be Drawn? -- Ch. 2. The Nature of Ethical Deliberation. Law and Ethics. Facts and Values. Moral Philosophy. Conclusion -- Ch. 3. Public Policy and the Mission of Special Education. Due Process. Cases. Power Grab in the Staffing. Delinquent or Disturbed? The Distribution of Educational Resources. Cases. Pulling the Educational Plug on Children with Profound Disabilities? Whose Benefits are to be Sacrificed? Must the Gifted Earn Their Placement? The Bureau-Therapeutic Structure of Special Education. Cases. "Get My Son Out of Special Education!" Reverse Incentives. Pull-out is Best -- Ch. 4. Institutional Demands and Constraints. Institutional Unresponsiveness. Cases. Broken Promises. Negotiating the Handicap. Special Education Teacher as Broker. Case. Resistance to Integration. Labeling. Case. Special Education: Opportunity or Stigma? Professional Relationships. Cases. Covering for Incompetence. Turfing Students -- Ch. 5. Students and Parents as Sources of Obligation. Conflicts among Parents and Teachers About Student Welfare. Cases. Withholding Information About Poor Performance? Parents' Wishes Versus Professional Judgment. Confidentiality. Cases. Loose Talk in the Lounge. Who Really Needs to Know? Special Allowances for Special Education Students? Cases. Special Grading for Special Education Students? Teacher as Friend? -- Ch. 6. Conclusion: Professional Ethics and Compromise -- Appendix A: Cases for Discussion. Case # 1: Reward for a Job Well Done? Case # 2: Arbitrary and Capricious Placement Criteria? Case # 3: Double Jeopardy. Case # 4: Medication or Else. Case # 5: Do the Ends Justify the Means? Case # 6: Teaching Responsibility or Limiting Opportunity? Case # 7: EBD -- A Label for Protection? Case # 8: Who Decides the Curriculum? Case # 9: Who Should Pay? Case #10: No Label, No Service. Case #11: What Does a High School Diploma Mean? Case #12: Treating Like Cases Alike? -- Appendix B: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Code of Ethics -- Appendix C: Professional Ethical Codes and Ethical Deliberation -- Appendix D: Religion and Ethical Deliberation. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index. |
| Subject |
Special education -- United States -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Miramontes, Ofelia B.
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| ISBN |
080773179X (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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