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

Author/creator Harry, Beth
Other author Klingner, Janette K.
Format Book
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationNew York : Teachers College Press, [2014]
Descriptionxvii, 236 pages ; 23 cm
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 intellectual disability: cracks and redundancies -- Constructing learning disabilities: redundancies and discrepancies -- Constructing emotional/behavior disorders: from troubling to troubled behavior -- Into special education: exile or solution? -- Conclusion -- Epilogue. Research methods: Who are we and how did we do this research?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index.
LCCN 2013050945
ISBN9780807755068 (pbk.)
ISBN0807755060 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LC3981 .H36 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold