Assessment of Special Education Service Delivery: A Global Perspective

Authors

  • Omede Andrew A.

Keywords:

assessment, special education, service delivery, nigeria, global, perspective

Abstract

This paper preoccupied itself with the assessment of special education service delivery to persons with disabilities Individuals with disabilities who are the subjects of special education encounter difficulties that prevent or make it strenuous to use a part of their body completely or easily or that they cannot learn easily Special education service delivery requires the expertise of special educators and para-professionals like the psychologists social welfare workers medical personnel and a host of others who are charged with the delivery of quality special education services to meet the needs of all persons with disabilities Special education services include rehabilitation services assessment identification strategies home hospital based services provision of materials equipment and assistive technology for persons with disabilities etc Globally there are two paradigms for service delivery namely special school setting and general or regular school settings The paper sampled trends of service delivery in India Brazil Kenya Malaysia and of course Nigeria The paper found that most countries have embraced the regular classroom as modality for service delivery for persons with disabilities

How to Cite

Omede Andrew A. (2015). Assessment of Special Education Service Delivery: A Global Perspective. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 15(G5), 15–22. Retrieved from https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/1462

Assessment of Special Education Service Delivery: A Global Perspective

Published

2015-05-15