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Reforms and Challenges in the Era of Inclusive Education: The Case of China
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Deng, Meng; Poon-McBrayer, Kim Fong – British Journal of Special Education, 2012
This article, written by Meng Deng of Beijing Normal University and Kim Fong Poon-McBrayer of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, reviews and analyses the reform of special education in China, the challenges confronting Chinese special education provisions, and how the Chinese inclusive education model, namely "Learning in Regular…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Special Education, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms in China
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Deng, Meng; Harris, Kymberly – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2008
China has initiated experiments on "Learning in Regular Classrooms" (LRC) since the mid-1980s in response to the international trend of inclusive education and the domestic need of serving large numbers of children with disabilities. LRC is the main strategy to promote compulsory education for youngsters with disabilities. Despite the…
Descriptors: General Education, Compulsory Education, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
The Development of Special Education in China: A Sociocultural Review.
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Deng, Meng; Poon-McBrayer, Kim Fong; Farnsworth, Elizabeth B. – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
This paper reviews the development of special education in China and identifies the following critical social and cultural variables: economic conditions, the Confucian tradition, Western cultural influences, and prevailing socialist ideology. These factors are credited with changes from no special education to special education starting at birth,…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Trends