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Food for Thought -- Paradigmatic Change"Paradigmatic change compounds the problem of inadequate cooperation among systems. As the transformation to a different paradigm of learning disabilities is initiated, rigidity between the subsystems of education is likely to intensify, due to the lack of common values and ideals held by staff members. Practitioners in special education who advocate a shift in thinking regarding students learning problems must face the inevitable pressure that erupts in the face of nonconformity and disagreement among staff to maintain the current dominant model of student learning and intervention" (Wiest & Kreil, 1996, p. 22).Wiest, D. J., & Kreil, D. A. (1996). Transformative obstacles in special Education. In M. S. Poplin & P. T. Cousin (Eds.) Alternative views of learning disability: Issues for the 21st century (pp. 15-31). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
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