Len Barton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3660144 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Len Barton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Len |
| FAMILY NAME | Barton |
| SIGNATURE | BARTON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Disability and Society
Disability and Society
Introduction. Part 1: Theoretical Developments: 1. Sociology and Disability. Setting the context( Len Barton) 2. A Sociology of disability or disabled sociology? ( Mike Oliver). 3. Theories of disability and the origins of the oppression of disabled people in western society. (Colin Barnes). 4. Work, Utopia and impairement (Paul Abberley). Part 2: Disability and Education. 5. Theorising special educational needs in a changing political climate (S…
Reimagining Research for Reclaiming the Academy in Iraq
Social Crisis and Educational Research (RLE Edu L)
Response
Personal reflections
Policy, Experience and Change
Policy, Experience and Change
Overcoming Disabling Barriers
Obituary
Disability, Disability Studies and Citizenship
Michael J. Prince, Disability, Disability Studies and Citizenship: Moving up or off the Sociological Agenda?, The Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Summer, 2004), pp. 459-467
Struggle, support and the politics of possibility
Within this paper the nature and importance of a social model of disability will be examined. Particular attention will be given to the voices of disabled people in order that non‐disabled people, including academics, can learn from them in terms of their thoughts, writings and actions (Branfield 1999). Conceptual political and research issues will be raised in the concluding section of the paper and some implications for research will also be hi…
Introduction
Competition, selection and inclusive education
This paper seeks toprovide an introduction tothe complex matrix of issues tobe considered by the papers in this Special Issue. The focus is placed upon the contradictory educational policy imperatives of ‘competition’ and ‘selection’ on the one hand, and ‘inclusive education’ on the other. At the core of this discussion lies a rejection of the belief in the operation of market forces as the optimal instrument for planning educational provision. R…
Inclusive education
This paper seeks to identify some of the key issues involved in the question of inclusive education. This includes conceptual, ideological and practical difficulties. Part of a realistic approach to the topic necessitates an understanding of the context in which the struggle for inclusion takes place. Particular consideration is given to the marketization of education and the challenges it presents to those seeking to remove exclusionary practice…
Integration and partnership in initial teacher education ‐‐ dilemmas and possibilities
This paper draws on case‐study data from the Modes of Teacher Education (MOTE) project to document the changing relationship between higher education institutions (HEIs) and schools in the provision of initial teacher education (ITE). The research took place in 1992, prior to the Government's insistence (DFE, 1992; 1993a) on the development of ‘partnerships’ between schools and HEIs for the provision of ITE. It is argued that at the time of the r…
Teacher Education and Teacher Professionalism in England
Changes in teacher education are part of a much broader change in the nature of educational policy‐making in England and Wales. Successive Conservative Governments have increasingly attempted to regulate the supply and differentiate the pay and conditions of the teaching force. In relation to teacher education this has involved a process of diversification of routes into teacher training and to Qualified Teacher Status. The aims, content, structu…
Making things difficult
This paper describes and reflects upon a part-time MEd course, which has been developed at the University of Sheffield Division of Education, for lecturing staff from different departments in the university. The purpose of the course is to develop the quality of teaching across the institution. Here the author, in collaboration with Len Barton, who co-tutored the course, explores some of the issues which arise from planning and working with the l…
An open letter to the powers that be
This paper examines a case of discrimination against a deaf person at senior management level in education to illuminate the mechanism of discrimination and how, even when challenged, it can become a full-blown and deliberate victimisation and oppression. It questions the status of non-disabled ‘experts’ who mislead disabled people by encouraging them to adhere to unrealistic role concepts and expectations in pursuit of the perfect role model of …
The struggle for citizenship
The notion of ‘citizenship’ has become a popular slogan of governments who espouse a commitment to democratic ideals. Such discourse tends to emphasise responsibilities with little serious significance being given to the question of rights. In this paper we explore the continual discrimination which disabled people experience and which militates against the realisation of meaningful citizenship. The struggle for citizenship is viewed as an affirm…
The Changing Context of Further Educational Provision
In this paper we examine how the changing context of further educational provision is influencing the practice of one group of lecturers. These are the ‘special needs’, or ‘learning support’, co‐ordinators, whose responsibilities include supporting students with disabilities or learning difficulties as well as developing skills in staff management and negotiating for resources
Initial teacher education in England and Wales a topography
This paper is based upon a survey of initial teacher education courses conducted in 1990‐91 as part of the Modes of Teacher Education (MOTE) research project, funded by the ESRC (Grant No. R000232810). It presents data on the nature of 270 (85 per cent) of the courses in operation in that year, focusing on course philosophy and pedagogy, course structure, the nature of partnership between higher education and schools, and modes of student assessm…
The Politics of Special Educational Needs
In this personal statement, I want to first identify the reasons for my interest in the debate. Secondly, to raise some issues about sociological involvement in the field of special education. Thirdly, I want to demonstrate the importance of setting the debate within the context of the educational system generally, and the wider society. Finally, some implications for future directions of a sociological and political perspective will be highlight…
Making Sociologists Confess
We have used these two books to review our own practice in a College of Education, as they both deal with ethnography and the research process and it is in these areas that we believe we make our most effective contribution to the training of teachers. In one sense, our own work mainly consists of teaching and not researching and yet we view them both as complementary and overlapping activities. We would probably extend that view by arguing that …
Exploring Frontiers and Settling Territory
Inclusive education
This paper seeks to identify some of the key issues involved in the question of inclusive education. This includes conceptual, ideological and practical difficulties. Part of a realistic approach to the topic necessitates an understanding of the context in which the struggle for inclusion takes place. Particular consideration is given to the marketization of education and the challenges it presents to those seeking to remove exclusionary practice…
Competition, selection and inclusive education
This paper seeks toprovide an introduction tothe complex matrix of issues tobe considered by the papers in this Special Issue. The focus is placed upon the contradictory educational policy imperatives of ‘competition’ and ‘selection’ on the one hand, and ‘inclusive education’ on the other. At the core of this discussion lies a rejection of the belief in the operation of market forces as the optimal instrument for planning educational provision. R…
Teacher Education and Teacher Professionalism in England
Changes in teacher education are part of a much broader change in the nature of educational policy‐making in England and Wales. Successive Conservative Governments have increasingly attempted to regulate the supply and differentiate the pay and conditions of the teaching force. In relation to teacher education this has involved a process of diversification of routes into teacher training and to Qualified Teacher Status. The aims, content, structu…
Initial teacher education in England and Wales a topography
This paper is based upon a survey of initial teacher education courses conducted in 1990‐91 as part of the Modes of Teacher Education (MOTE) research project, funded by the ESRC (Grant No. R000232810). It presents data on the nature of 270 (85 per cent) of the courses in operation in that year, focusing on course philosophy and pedagogy, course structure, the nature of partnership between higher education and schools, and modes of student assessm…
Struggle, support and the politics of possibility
Within this paper the nature and importance of a social model of disability will be examined. Particular attention will be given to the voices of disabled people in order that non‐disabled people, including academics, can learn from them in terms of their thoughts, writings and actions (Branfield 1999). Conceptual political and research issues will be raised in the concluding section of the paper and some implications for research will also be hi…
Integration and partnership in initial teacher education ‐‐ dilemmas and possibilities
This paper draws on case‐study data from the Modes of Teacher Education (MOTE) project to document the changing relationship between higher education institutions (HEIs) and schools in the provision of initial teacher education (ITE). The research took place in 1992, prior to the Government's insistence (DFE, 1992; 1993a) on the development of ‘partnerships’ between schools and HEIs for the provision of ITE. It is argued that at the time of the r…
Exploring Frontiers and Settling Territory
Making things difficult
This paper describes and reflects upon a part-time MEd course, which has been developed at the University of Sheffield Division of Education, for lecturing staff from different departments in the university. The purpose of the course is to develop the quality of teaching across the institution. Here the author, in collaboration with Len Barton, who co-tutored the course, explores some of the issues which arise from planning and working with the l…
Education and the State Vol. I
Exploring Frontiers and Settling Territory
Making Sociologists Confess
We have used these two books to review our own practice in a College of Education, as they both deal with ethnography and the research process and it is in these areas that we believe we make our most effective contribution to the training of teachers. In one sense, our own work mainly consists of teaching and not researching and yet we view them both as complementary and overlapping activities. We would probably extend that view by arguing that …
The Politics of Special Educational Needs
In this personal statement, I want to first identify the reasons for my interest in the debate. Secondly, to raise some issues about sociological involvement in the field of special education. Thirdly, I want to demonstrate the importance of setting the debate within the context of the educational system generally, and the wider society. Finally, some implications for future directions of a sociological and political perspective will be highlight…
An open letter to the powers that be
This paper examines a case of discrimination against a deaf person at senior management level in education to illuminate the mechanism of discrimination and how, even when challenged, it can become a full-blown and deliberate victimisation and oppression. It questions the status of non-disabled ‘experts’ who mislead disabled people by encouraging them to adhere to unrealistic role concepts and expectations in pursuit of the perfect role model of …
The struggle for citizenship
The notion of ‘citizenship’ has become a popular slogan of governments who espouse a commitment to democratic ideals. Such discourse tends to emphasise responsibilities with little serious significance being given to the question of rights. In this paper we explore the continual discrimination which disabled people experience and which militates against the realisation of meaningful citizenship. The struggle for citizenship is viewed as an affirm…
The Changing Context of Further Educational Provision
In this paper we examine how the changing context of further educational provision is influencing the practice of one group of lecturers. These are the ‘special needs’, or ‘learning support’, co‐ordinators, whose responsibilities include supporting students with disabilities or learning difficulties as well as developing skills in staff management and negotiating for resources
Initial teacher education in England and Wales a topography
This paper is based upon a survey of initial teacher education courses conducted in 1990‐91 as part of the Modes of Teacher Education (MOTE) research project, funded by the ESRC (Grant No. R000232810). It presents data on the nature of 270 (85 per cent) of the courses in operation in that year, focusing on course philosophy and pedagogy, course structure, the nature of partnership between higher education and schools, and modes of student assessm…
Integration and partnership in initial teacher education ‐‐ dilemmas and possibilities
This paper draws on case‐study data from the Modes of Teacher Education (MOTE) project to document the changing relationship between higher education institutions (HEIs) and schools in the provision of initial teacher education (ITE). The research took place in 1992, prior to the Government's insistence (DFE, 1992; 1993a) on the development of ‘partnerships’ between schools and HEIs for the provision of ITE. It is argued that at the time of the r…
Teacher Education and Teacher Professionalism in England
Changes in teacher education are part of a much broader change in the nature of educational policy‐making in England and Wales. Successive Conservative Governments have increasingly attempted to regulate the supply and differentiate the pay and conditions of the teaching force. In relation to teacher education this has involved a process of diversification of routes into teacher training and to Qualified Teacher Status. The aims, content, structu…
Making things difficult
This paper describes and reflects upon a part-time MEd course, which has been developed at the University of Sheffield Division of Education, for lecturing staff from different departments in the university. The purpose of the course is to develop the quality of teaching across the institution. Here the author, in collaboration with Len Barton, who co-tutored the course, explores some of the issues which arise from planning and working with the l…
Inclusive education
This paper seeks to identify some of the key issues involved in the question of inclusive education. This includes conceptual, ideological and practical difficulties. Part of a realistic approach to the topic necessitates an understanding of the context in which the struggle for inclusion takes place. Particular consideration is given to the marketization of education and the challenges it presents to those seeking to remove exclusionary practice…
Struggle, support and the politics of possibility
Within this paper the nature and importance of a social model of disability will be examined. Particular attention will be given to the voices of disabled people in order that non‐disabled people, including academics, can learn from them in terms of their thoughts, writings and actions (Branfield 1999). Conceptual political and research issues will be raised in the concluding section of the paper and some implications for research will also be hi…
Introduction
Competition, selection and inclusive education
This paper seeks toprovide an introduction tothe complex matrix of issues tobe considered by the papers in this Special Issue. The focus is placed upon the contradictory educational policy imperatives of ‘competition’ and ‘selection’ on the one hand, and ‘inclusive education’ on the other. At the core of this discussion lies a rejection of the belief in the operation of market forces as the optimal instrument for planning educational provision. R…
Obituary
Disability, Disability Studies and Citizenship
Michael J. Prince, Disability, Disability Studies and Citizenship: Moving up or off the Sociological Agenda?, The Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Summer, 2004), pp. 459-467
Overcoming Disabling Barriers
Policy, Experience and Change
Policy, Experience and Change
Response
Personal reflections
Social Crisis and Educational Research (RLE Edu L)
Reimagining Research for Reclaiming the Academy in Iraq
Disability and Society
Introduction. Part 1: Theoretical Developments: 1. Sociology and Disability. Setting the context( Len Barton) 2. A Sociology of disability or disabled sociology? ( Mike Oliver). 3. Theories of disability and the origins of the oppression of disabled people in western society. (Colin Barnes). 4. Work, Utopia and impairement (Paul Abberley). Part 2: Disability and Education. 5. Theorising special educational needs in a changing political climate (S…
Sociology (21 works) · Political science (16 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Social science (11 works) · Epistemology (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (5 works)