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Product Identifiers
PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-101506310702
ISBN-139781506310701
eBay Product ID (ePID)229572174
Product Key Features
Number of Pages704 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSpecial Education in Contemporary Society : an Introduction to Exceptionality
SubjectSpecial Education / General
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation
AuthorEmily C. Bouck, Richard M. Gargiulo
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight43.1 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width8.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number6
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2016-035077
Dewey Edition23/20241007
Dewey Decimal371.90973
Synopsis2015 Recipient of the Textbook Excellence Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) The Sixth Edition of Richard Gargiulo's well-respected Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality offers a comprehensive, engaging, and easy-to-read introduction to special education. Grounded in research and updated to reflect the most current thinking and standards of the field, the book provides students with the skills and knowledge to become successful teachers. Richard Gargiulo and new co-author Emily Bouck encourage a deep awareness and understanding of the human side of special education. Their book provides students a rare look into the lives of exceptional students and their families, as well as the teachers that work with exceptional persons throughout their lives. The new edition maintains the broad context and research focus for which the book is known, while expanding on current trends and contemporary issues to better serve both pre-service and in-service teachers of exceptional individuals. The text is organized into two distinct parts to offer students a truly comprehensive and humane understanding of exceptionality. In Part I, readers are provided strong foundational perspective on broad topics that affect all individuals with an exceptionality. In Part II, the authors engage students with thorough examinations of individual exceptionalities, and discuss historical, personal, and educational details of each exceptionality as it affects a person across the lifespan., 2015 Recipient of the Textbook Excellence Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) The Sixth Edition of Richard Gargiulo's well respected Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality offers a comprehensive, engaging, and easy-to-read introduction to special education. Grounded in research and updated to reflect the most current thinking and standards of the field, the book provides students with the skills and knowledge to become successful teachers. Richard Gargiulo and new co-author Emily Bouck encourage a deep awareness and understanding of the human side of special education. Their book provides students a rare look into the lives of exceptional students and their families, as well as the teachers that work with exceptional persons throughout their lives. The new edition maintains the broad context and research focus for which the book is known, while expanding on current trends and contemporary issues to better serve both pre-service and in-service teachers of exceptional individuals. The text is organized into two distinct parts to offer students a truly comprehensive and humane understanding of exceptionality. In Part I, readers are provided strong foundational perspective on broad topics that affect all individuals with an exceptionality. In Part II, the authors engage students with thorough examinations of individual exceptionalities, and discuss historical, personal, and educational details of each exceptionality as it affects a person across the lifespan. SAGE Premium Videoincluded in the Interactive eBook! SAGE Premium Videotools and resources boost comprehension and bolster analysis--all easily accessible via the interactive eBook. Learn more. Your students save when you bundle the Interactive eBook with the new edition. Use bundle ISBN: 978-1-5063-8057-5. SAGE coursepacks:Our Content Tailored to Your LMS Instructors! SAGE coursepacksmakes it easy to import our quality instructor and student resource content into your school's learning management system (LMS). Intuitive and simple to use, SAGE coursepacksallows you to customize course content to meet your students' needs. Learn more.