ABSTRACT

In recent years, beliefs, principles, knowledge, and practices relating to special education and rehabilitation increasingly have been transferred between countries, with the result that there is a remarkable degree of convergence, both in ideology and in practices, across all types of nations. This chapter will examine the following questions:

• Who transfers beliefs, knowledge, and experiences? • What beliefs, knowledge, and experiences are transferred? • What are the issues involved in transferring beliefs, knowledge,

and experiences?