| Foreword | |
| A Note to the Instructor | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| A Preliminary Observation Regarding the Study of Ethics | p. 2 |
| Organization of the Book | p. 2 |
| Getting Started | p. 5 |
| Case | |
| Where are the Lines to be Drawn? | p. 5 |
| The Nature of Ethical Deliberation | p. 7 |
| Law and Ethics | p. 8 |
| Facts and Values | p. 9 |
| Moral Philosophy | p. 12 |
| Conclusion | p. 24 |
| Public Policy and the Mission of Special Education | p. 26 |
| Due Process | p. 28 |
| Cases | |
| Power Grab in the Staffing | p. 29 |
| Delinquent or Disturbed? | p. 32 |
| The Distribution of Educational Resources | p. 36 |
| Cases | |
| Pulling the Educational Plug on Children with Profound Disabilities? | p. 37 |
| Whose Benefits are to be Sacrificed? | p. 42 |
| Must the Gifted Earn Their Placement? | p. 44 |
| The Bureau-Therapeutic Structure of Special Education | p. 47 |
| Cases | |
| "Get My Son Out of Special Education!" | p. 48 |
| Reverse Incentives | p. 51 |
| Pull-out is Best | p. 55 |
| Institutional Demands and Constraints | p. 58 |
| Institutional Unresponsiveness | p. 58 |
| Cases | |
| Broken Promises | p. 59 |
| Negotiating the Handicap | p. 63 |
| Special Education Teacher as Broker | p. 66 |
| Case | |
| Resistance to Integration | p. 66 |
| Labeling | p. 69 |
| Case | |
| Special Education: Opportunity or Stigma? | p. 70 |
| Professional Relationships | p. 73 |
| Cases | |
| Covering for Incompetence | p. 74 |
| Turfing Students | p. 77 |
| Students and Parents as Sources of Obligation | p. 80 |
| Conflicts among Parents and Teachers About Student Welfare | p. 80 |
| Cases | |
| Withholding Information About Poor Performance? | p. 81 |
| Parents' Wishes Versus Professional Judgment | p. 83 |
| Confidentiality | p. 86 |
| Cases | |
| Loose Talk in the Lounge | p. 87 |
| Who Really Needs to Know? | p. 89 |
| Special Allowances for Special Education Students? | p. 92 |
| Cases | |
| Special Grading for Special Education Students? | p. 93 |
| Teacher as Friend? | p. 95 |
| Conclusion: Professional Ethics and Compromise | p. 98 |
| Appendix A: Cases for Discussion | p. 105 |
| Case # 1: Reward for a Job Well Done? | p. 105 |
| Case # 2: Arbitrary and Capricious Placement Criteria? | p. 106 |
| Case # 3: Double Jeopardy | p. 107 |
| Case # 4: Medication or Else | p. 108 |
| Case # 5: Do the Ends Justify the Means? | p. 109 |
| Case # 6: Teaching Responsibility or Limiting Opportunity? | p. 110 |
| Case # 7: EBD - A Label for Protection? | p. 110 |
| Case # 8: Who Decides the Curriculum? | p. 112 |
| Case # 9: Who Should Pay? | p. 113 |
| Case #10: No Label, No Service | p. 114 |
| Case #11: What Does a High School Diploma Mean? | p. 115 |
| Case #12: Treating Like Cases Alike? | p. 116 |
| Appendix B: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Code of Ethics | p. 119 |
| Appendix C: Professional Ethical Codes and Ethical Deliberation | p. 121 |
| Appendix D: Religion and Ethical Deliberation | p. 123 |
| References | p. 125 |
| Index | p. 127 |
| About the Authors | p. 135 |
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