Daniel P. Hallahan - Research and global perspectives in learning disabilities: essays in honor of William M. Cruickshank

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Essays in Honor of William M. Cruickshank

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The LEA Series on Special Education and Disability
John Wills Lloyd, Series Editor

Crockett/Kauffman The Least Restrictive Environment: Its
Origins and Interpretations in Special Education

Gallimore/Bernheimer/MacMillan/Speece/Vaughn (Eds.)
Developmental Perspectives on Children With High-Incidence
Disabilities

Gersten/Schiller/Vaughn (Eds.) Contemporary Special Education
Research: Syntheses of the Knowledge Base on Critical
Instructional Issues

Hallahan/Keogh (Eds.) Research and Global Perspectives in
Learning Disabilities: Essays in Honor of William M. Cruickshank

Lloyd/Kameenui/Chard (Eds.) Issues in Educating Students with
Disabilities

Simmons/Kameenui (Eds.) What Reading Research Tells Us
About Children With Diverse Learning Needs: Bases and Basics

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Research and Global Perspectives in Learning Disabilities

Essays in Honor of William M. Cruickshank

Edited by
Daniel P. Hallahan
University of Virginia, USA
Barbara K. Keogh
UCLA, USA

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Research and global perspectives in learning disabilities:
essays in honor of William M. Cruickshank / edited by
Daniel P. Hallahan, Barbara K. Keogh.
p. cm.(The LEA series on special education and disability)
The executive committee of the International Academy for
Research in Learning Disabilities planned this volume on
the occasion of its 25th anniversary to honor the founder of
the Academy, William M. Cruickshank.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-8058-3617-9 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Learning disabilitiesCross-cultural studies. 2. Learning
disabled childrenEducationCross-cultural studies.
I. Hallahan, Daniel P., 1944 II. Keogh, Barbara K.
III. Cruickshank, William M. IV. Series.
LC4704. R48 2000
371.9dc21 00-069933

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Daniel P. Hallahan
University of Virginia
Barbara K. Keogh
University of California at Los Angeles

The executive committee of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD) planned this volume to honor the founder of the Academy, William M. Cruickshank, and his many accomplishments. The Academy thought it appropriate that a volume be published on the occasion of the Academy's 25th anniversary. Bill's influence on special education in general, and learning disabilities in specific, is evident throughout the world. Consistent with his international activities, the contributors to this book represent eight different countries in addition to the United States. The chapters reflect a range of perspectives on "the state of the art" in learning disabilities, documenting both commonalities and differences across countries. Taken together, the chapters provide a comprehensive and informative picture of learning disabilities. We are confident Bill Cruickshank would be pleased to see how broad and deep his influence has been. We are hopeful that he would be pleased with how we chose to organize this book.