Textbook of Special Education
About this ebook
Special Education is a need based, target specific approach to teach and train the children with special needs including different types of disabilities.
The Textbook of Special Education, First Edition, is a Resource Book for trainees and learners in the field of Special Education, Mental health including Rehabilitation Psychology, Clinical Psychology and allied sectors in India. The book focuses on the latest trends and follows the latest curriculum set by the UGC and RCI for Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in India.
This book comprises 7 chapters which emphasizes upon the concept of Special Education, gifted, backward, intellectually disabled and delinquent children, classroom practices, Acts and Legal provisions and educational provisions for disabilities and giftedness in children.
We have written this textbook with four primary group of readers in mind: (i) Students of Special Education formal programme, (ii) General Educators, (iii) Mental Health Professionals and (iv) Parents/caregivers of this segment of special population. Given the legislative mandates on inclusion, as well as ethical concerns, for including students with disabilities in general education classrooms whenever possible, educators must be prepared to understand and serve the needs of special children. This book is also appropriate for professionals in other allied fields who work with special children viz. speech-language pathologists, audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, counselors and school psychologists and school administrators.
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About the author
Syed Sajid Husain Kazmi (M.Phil Cli. Psy.) is a Rehabilitation Council of India licensed Clinical Psychologist. Currently he is working as Assistant Professor Clinical Psychology at Department of Clinical Psychology, Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow campus. His academic and research interests include Community Mental Health, Occupational Stress, Psycho-Oncology, Neuropsychology, Cognition, Education and Communication.
He has published numerous research articles in reputed peer reviewed National and International Journals. He has edited 3 Books entitled “Traumashastra: Biopsychosocial Perspectives of Trauma”; “COVID-19: Biopsychosocial Perspectives” and Education 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges” in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively. He is Editor of Journal of Advance Research in Science and Social Science, a peer reviewed, refereed and internationally indexed multidisciplinary Journal. He is Fellow Indian Mental Health and Research Centre.
Mohd Ali is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, Shia P.G. College, Lucknow. He is qualified teacher educator actively associated with various social platform working toward reforming Indian Education system. He has completed M.A., M.Sc. and M.Ed. from Lucknow University and also qualified UGC NET-JRF examination. His area of interest are Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Special Education and Indian Education System. He has published various research papers in National and International Journals and also in the Editorial Board of Journal of Advance Research in Science & Social Science (JARSSC). He has also co-edited two books entitled "Traumashastra" & "Education 4.0: Opportunities & Challenges".
