EDU 3420 FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

This course addresses the evolution of the field of special education, its philosophical and theoretical foundations, legal underpinnings and current trends and controversies. Emphasis is on acquiring a broad knowledge base regarding the characteristics of students with exceptional learning needs and the process and procedures for providing special education. Consideration is given to how issues of human diversity impact families, cultures and schools and how these issues affect delivery of special education services. An integrated field experience enables students to analyze and interpret how some of the topics under study are enacted in practice.

Credits

4 sh

Prerequisite

EDU 2110 or SOC 2430

Course Types

Required Education

Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

Previous Course Number

EDY 342

Course Outcomes

  1. How have societal attitudes and historical forces affected the treatment and education of individuals with disabilities? How do they still affect these individuals today?

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