title: The end of innocence: historiography and representation in the discursive practice of LD.
abstract: In this article, I discuss two interrelated sets of challenges that the discursive practice of learning disability (LD) will need to address, namely, issues associated with the development of a historiography of special education and a more complex understanding of representation issues. I use social theory to address these challenges and raise questions the LD field will need to grapple with as we move toward the consolidation of discursive practices.
authors.affiliation: Arizona State University, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, Tempe 85287-2011, USA. alfredo.artiles@asu.edu
authors.forename: Alfredo J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Artiles
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004519:Education, Special / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012924:Social Conditions; D009626:Terminology as Topic