The Limits of Legislation
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Behavioral Disorders
- Vol. 4 (3) , 196-199
- https://doi.org/10.1177/019874297900400304
Abstract
The field of special education has changed constantly since it came into existence. In the last decade this change has often been promoted through the passage of legislation. This article examines the limits of legislative change. The types of power used to promote change are examined and the effects of legislative action are reviewed.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Deinstitutionalization and Mental Health ServicesScientific American, 1978
- Street-Level Bureaucrats and Institutional Innovation: Implementing Special-Education ReformHarvard Educational Review, 1977