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ERIC Number: EJ406992
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Backlash: Appealing against the System.
Swann, Will
British Journal of Special Education, v16 n4 p144 Dec 1989
An educator criticizes the appeals process provided for in the 1981 British Education Act for parents of children with special educational needs. Noted are discriminatory features of the provision, a common lack of independence by the hearing committee, and the limited authority of the Independent Panel of Special Education Experts. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Decision Making, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Due Process, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Hearings, Parent Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education Act 1981 (England)
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