Full Description
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.
Contents
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);
