Why are so many minority students in special education? : understanding race & disability in schools / Beth Harry and Janette Klingner ; foreword by Lisa D. Delpit.

Author/creator Harry, Beth
Other author Klingner, Janette K.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York ; London : Teachers College Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxv, 207 pages ; 24cm
Subjects
Special education--United States. --Evaluation.
Children with disabilities--Education. --United States. --Evaluation.
Discrimination in education--United States.
Minorities--Education. --United States.
Educational equalization--United States.

Contents Overview: ethnic disproportionality in special education -- School structure: institutional bias and individual agency -- Cultural consonance, dissonance, and the nuances of racism -- In the classroom: opportunity to learn -- The construction of family identity: stereotypes and cultural capital -- At the conference table: the discourse of identity construction -- Bilingual issues and the referral process -- Constructing educable mental retardation: cracks and redundancies -- Constructing learning disabilities: redundancies and discrepancies -- Constructing behavior disorders: from troubling to troubled behavior -- Into special education: exile or solution?
Local noteLittle-351208--305131037533Y
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-193) and index.
LCCN 2005048575
ISBN0807746258 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN080774624X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LC3981 .H36 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold