SPEDU507

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This course aims to provide students with recent issues in special education such as inclusive education, new strategies, women in special education, rehabilitation, families and community, advocating, law and sociopolitical issues. Topics will cover the development and implementation of policy and procedures, leadership skills, resource management, legislation and policies, program and financial management, philosophical orientation to inclusive programming, legal and policy issues, equity and the tension between responsibilities for services delivery between general and special educators, services and program evaluation, instructional practices, community and parent engagement in services delivery. This course is an analysis of important conceptual and practical issues that face special education professionals. It illustrates the background and status of special education through current analysis of fundamental guiding practices. It focuses on key practices in special education servi

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