The history of inclusion in the United States / Robert L. Osgood.

Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2005.

v, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Special education to 1930 : the rise of segregation -- 1930-1960 : special education comes of age -- 1960-1968 : challenging traditions in special education -- 1968-1975 : mainstreaming as the alternative to segregation -- 1977-1985 : refining the concept of integration -- 1985-1992 : integration, mainstreaming, and the regular education initiative -- Resistance to integration : giftedness and deafness -- 1992-2004 : the promise, limits, and irony of inclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-220) and index.