This scholarly review presents a case for transforming special education rather than reauthorizing special education law in its present form and, in doing so, reconceptualizing the inclusion movement to recognize marginalizing influences. A comprehensive review of research, policy reviews, and observations of praxis is undertaken to examine current special education law. Three unintended consequences are identified: (a) the least restrictive environment provision; (b) incremental successes of the inclusion movement’s emphasis on placement; and (c) the effort to promote racial integration in current special education policy. While unintended consequences cannot be foreseen, the structure of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEIA) has changed little since the 1970s despite evolving praxis and understandings of social justice. This article is intended to facilitate a conversation about a path forward for special education, including whether IDEIA should be reauthorized in its present form, or what form might be taken under alternative policy.

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特殊教育的意外后果和变革的考虑


这篇学术评论提出了一个转变特殊教育的案例，而不是重新授权目前形式的特殊教育法，并在此过程中重新概念化包容性运动以承认边缘化影响。对研究、政策审查和实践观察进行全面审查，以审查现行的特殊教育法。确定了三个意想不到的后果： (a) 限制最少的环境规定； (b) 包容性运动对安置的重视取得了渐进的成功； (c) 在现行特殊教育政策中努力促进种族融合。虽然无法预见意想不到的后果，但自 20 世纪 70 年代以来，尽管实践和对社会正义的理解不断发展，《残疾人教育法案》(IDEIA) 的结构几乎没有变化。本文旨在促进关于特殊教育前进道路的对话，包括 IDEIA 是否应以目前的形式重新授权，或者根据替代政策可以采取什么形式。