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Objectivity and Emancipation in Learning Disabilities

Holism From the Perspective of Critical Realism

Michael M. Warner is associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received his doctorate in special education from the University of Kansas in 1977. His current scholarly interests focus on philosophy and social theory as these inform theory and practice in special education. Address: Michael M. Warner, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Mail Stop 278, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557–0029.

The present article provides a critique of holism (as developed in the writings of Heshusius, Iano, and Poplin) from the point of view of critical realism, primarily as the latter standpoint is explicated in the writing of the British philosopher of science Roy Bhaskar. Whereas the holists have been largely correct in their criticisms of the positivism and scientism that have characterized theory and practice in the learning disabilities field, it is argued that they run the risk of promoting a subjectivist standpoint with its own set of limitations.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 26, No. 5, 311-325 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/002221949302600503


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