Profoundly Mentally Handicapped Young People - Why Educate Them?

Authors

  • Wilfred K. Brennan Obe

Keywords:

Profoundly Mentally Handicapped, SLD, Education System, Provision, Needs, Support, Education Philosophy, Rights, Education vs Care, Access to Education, Individualised Needs

Abstract

Is not care rather than education more appropriate for the needs of children with profound mental handicap? Taking the philosophy of our common shared humanity as the basis for our work, five positive concepts are proposed which offer a rationale in support of education rather than care. 

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Published

1991-11-11

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Brennan Obe, W. K. (1991). Profoundly Mentally Handicapped Young People - Why Educate Them?. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 5(1), 9–13. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/468

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (1991)

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