Addresses the issue of 'voice' in special education research. This book addresses the question of overt and subtle power relations within the research context; the issues of 'voice' in emancipatory research; and the view that a more democratic approach to research is made difficult because of the individualized competitive work culture.

'This is an important book that needs to be read by anyone doing research in this area' - British Educational Research Journal 'Articulating with Difficulty is an excellent collection and comes highly recommended. It follows Peter Clough and Len Barton's earlier and controversial collection, Making Difficulties (1995), and draws on a wide range of perspectives in disability, inclusive education and Special Education Needs (SEN) research to tease out key issues on "voice"...All contributors share a willingness to engage seriously with challenges thrown down by disabled academics and activists; that they do from different standpoints is another strength of this collection' - Disability & Society This volume addresses the issue of 'voice' in special education research; the voices of the researchers as well as those of the 'researched', and the ways in which research mediates identities. It follows on from the well-known and controversial Making Difficulties, also edited by Peter Clough and Len Barton.The contributors address, among other things: the question of overt and subtle power relations within the research context; the issues of 'voice' in emancipatory research; and the view that a more democratic approach to research is made difficult because of the individualized, competitive work culture of higher education and research production.

Professional Intellectuals from Powerful Groups - Alan Dyson

Wrong from the Start? Knowledge Is not Enough - Patricia Potts

An Exploration of What We Can Expect from Enquiries Which Are Social Developing an Emancipatory Research Agenda - Len Barton

Possibilities and Dilemmas A Voice in What? Researching the Lives and Experiences of Visually Disabled People - John Swain and Sally French 'Voice' in Emancipatory Research - Jenny Corbett

Imaginative Listening 'Once Upon a Time' - Hazel Bines, John Swain and John Kaye

Teamwork for Complementary Perspectives and Critique in Research on Special Educational Needs From Emancipatory Research to Focus Group - Sheila Riddell, Heather Wilkinson and Stephen Baron

People With Learning Difficulties and the Research Process Researching Issues of Gender in Special Needs Education - Harry Daniels Stories about Writing Stories - Dan Goodley

Reappraising the Notion of the 'Special' Informant with Learning Fifficulties in Life Story Research Differently Articulate? Some Indices of Disturbed//Disturbing Voices - Peter Clough