This Office, Not That Office: The Structure of Public Education

Abstract

This chapter explains how special education is an integral part of the US system of public education; detailing the critical rationale for distinctions and specializations as well as how both general and special education might improve in the future delivery of an evidence-based educational system. Particular attention will be given to the importance of maintaining a structure that protects special education's particular purpose for a specific population, with the conceptual framework that preserving and enhancing special education's special and specialized identity are critical to adequate service delivery for the most vulnerable populations of students, families, and communities.

Citation

Vannest, K.J., Sallese, M.R. and Peltier, C. (2022), "This Office, Not That Office: The Structure of Public Education", Kauffman, J.M. (Ed.) Revitalizing Special Education, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 43-57. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-494-720221002