Contextualism as an Alternative Worldview of Learning Disabilities: A Response to Swanson's 'Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities.'

In response to a previous article, the paper finds weaknesses in the mechanistic worldview represented by the emphasis on information processing research in constructing a metatheory for learning disabilities. An alternative--contextualist--world view is proposed which is holistic, social, and developmental providing insight into processes of acquisition and change. (DB)