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OverviewThis tells of twenty-four couples negotiating the emotional and practical journey of parenting their learning 'disabled' child. The author, a researcher, sociologist and mother of a learning disabled daughter, questions the weak inclusive education discourse and unpacks parents' narratives in relation to denial, disappointment and social exclusion. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Chrissie RogersPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.385kg ISBN: 9780230018808ISBN 10: 0230018807 Pages: 189 Publication Date: 03 July 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'...I would highly recommend the book as offering a well-written, compelling and muich needed insight into the experience of parenting learning impaired children' - Val Gillies, Sociology 'This is a refreshing book worthy of being read widely by teachers and other professionals working with children, administrators and policy-makers. It has a place in continuing professional development courses in local authorities and in universities.' - Brahm Norwich, European Journal of Special Needs Education '[This] is an exceptional sociological work...the book can be recommended as an obligatory text for professionals working with impaired persons and their families as well a for social sciences students.' - Agnieszka Golczynska-Grondas, Qualitative Sociology Review 'This is a thought-provoking book which I recommend to the academic community, health and education practitioners and policy makers and last, but not least, to parents.' - Dawn Male, The Sociological Review 'This is a refreshing book worthy of being read widely by teachers and other professionals working with children, administrators and policy-makers. It has a place in continuing professional development courses in local authorities and in universities.' - Brahm Norwich, European Journal of Special Needs Education '[This] is an exceptional sociological work...the book can be recommended as an obligatory text for professionals working with impaired persons and their families as well a for social sciences students.' - Agnieszka Golczynska-Grondas, Qualitative Sociology Review 'This is a thought-provoking book which I recommend to the academic community, health and education practitioners and policy makers and last, but not least, to parents.' - Dawn Male, The Sociological Review Author InformationCHRISSIE ROGERS is a Sociologist and Lecturer in Education Studies at Keele University, UK. She completed her doctorate at the University of Essex in 2004, after which she spent a year as an ESRC postdoctoral fellow in the Centre for Family Research, Cambridge University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |