Disability, capability, and special education: Towards a capability-based theory

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-168

  Reindal, Solveig Magnus ^a  

^a Department of Education   (Norway)

Author keywords

Capability approach; Disability; Empowerment; ICF CY; Philosophy of special education; Social relational model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; DISABLED STUDENT; EDUCATIONAL THEORY; EMPOWERMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

EID: 68349086785     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250902793610     Document Type: Article

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