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Experiment for the Future?
Author(s) -
Williams G.,
Heller Harold,
Copley R.E.,
Tucker K.G.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8527.t01-1-00044
Subject(s) - statutory law , psychology , mathematics education , special education , developmental psychology , medical education , political science , medicine , law
Are the present 10 statutory categories of handicap likely to be abolished in the next year or two? A DES experiment with summaries that introduce five wider areas of handicap than the existing category suggests that a number of important changes may lie ahead, related to the assessment and placement of handicapped children.