Special Needs In Singapore: Trends And Issues

Meng Ee Wong, Levan Heng Fook Lim (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

400 Seiten

2021
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-4678-54-4 (ISBN)

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This book provides an overview of significant topics within the field of special needs education in Singapore in terms of their key trends and developments, current realities and needs, followed by a critical and constructive analysis of what can be addressed to promote inclusivity and to enhance the lives of persons with disabilities.

The fields of special needs education and disability in Singapore have witnessed significant changes and developments especially during the past two decades in the wake of Singapore's evolution towards its vision as an inclusive society. This collection of chapters presents information, knowledge, research, and perspectives across a wide range of topics and issues that are relevant to the lives of persons with disabilities, their families and their communities. This book offers a compendium of local knowledge and research on special needs and disability and integrates international literature, exemplary practices, and innovative ideas for considering future directions and efforts for the fields of special needs education and disability in Singapore.

Introduction (Wong Meng Ee and Levan Lim); Early Intervention (Kenneth Poon); Transition from School to Work/Employment (Noel Chia); Teacher Education (Thana Thaver); Special Education (Levan Lim & Wong Meng Ee); Mainstream Education (Carol Tan); Social Service Provision for Special Needs (Tina Hung); Psychological Support for Special Needs (Mariam Aljunied); Disability and Higher Education (Wong Meng Ee); Research in Special Education (Levan Lim & Wong Meng Ee);

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.1.2022
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
ISBN-10	981-4678-54-6 / 9814678546
ISBN-13	978-981-4678-54-4 / 9789814678544
Zustand	Neuware