The Medicalization of America's Schools

Challenging the Concept of Educational Disabilities
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-62973-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 243 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 448 g

This book challenges the validity of ADHD, learning disabilities, and dyslexia as meaningful special education "categories" and critically examines the misplaced medical model from which they are derived. The presumption that these disabilities cause school-related problems detracts from identifying factors within the classroom that create and maintain a child’s underachievement and disruptive behavior. Moreover, when the disability is finally named, it provides no functional information that translates into effective coping strategies. Macht delves into the misunderstood structure of these disabilities, pointing out that they are not verifiable disabilities but weak constructs that poorly describe each child’s uniqueness. Finally, he provides an alternative model based on children's strengths rather than their deficiencies, and presents strategies that advance school-related success.   

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macht, Joel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. From Differences to Disabilities.- 2. Disability Identification.- 3. Learning Disabilities.- 4. ADHD.- 5. Active Intervention.- 6. Diversity and the Common Core.

Über Autor(innen)

Joel Macht is a former professor of educational psychology at the University of Denver, USA. He is an author, lecturer, former school psychologist, board certified behavior analyst, and former behavior consultant to school districts in Colorado and Arizona, USA.