Redistribution In Special Education

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The term redistribution is used by Fraser to highlight to these cures. Children with special education needs had the same prospect to receive education as their nondisabled mates, this idea can be observed in the light of redistribution. This tactic can be questioned. LaNear and Frattura (2009) debate that this method proposes that justice for some people can be negotiable. They argue that even though the approach may sound politically correct, yet it lingers to encourage a gratuity model where children with disabilities have no other option but to wait for the compassion of political actors. Another researcher, Gale (2000) also condemns redistributive tactics because this will restrain their interests to economic domains and at the cost of …show more content…

On the other hand separating children with disabilities from their regular classmates is injustice in itself. To justify both inclusion and special education, the moralities of equity and social justice have been used. Christensen and Dorn (1997) explains that based on grounds of equity and social justice how can some writers argue for the disassembling of special education, while others proposed for the preservation of extant structures on the same rationality? Why has it continued as part of public schooling for nearly a century in the United States, if special education has been at many times and in many places fundamentally …show more content…

Socioeconomic injustice and cultural injustice were identified as the two major types of injustices. Recognition and redistribution and are conferred as means in which these biases can be relieved, whereas changing arrangements and attitudes are observed as superior ways of dealing with prejudice for people with disabilities. It is also highlighted that although this would work against people with disabilities but people should be rewarded for their involvement to society. However, the common perception is that people with special education needs are indeed human beings and they require justice and enjoyment of human rights. The concept of social integrity within a critical theory framework will highlight the approach and analysis to develop a quality model for special education. As per my consideration the social justice can be addressed by a amalgamation of transformative recognition and redistribution policies in line with Fraser’s (1995) proposal. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is one of the attempts towards elaborating issues of social justice for children with special education