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Why Are So Many Minority Students in Special Education?
Harry, Beth, Ph D; Klingner, Janette
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Description for Why Are So Many Minority Students in Special Education?
Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
The second edition of this powerful book examines the disproportionate placement of Black and Hispanic students in special education. The authors present compelling, research-based stories representing the range of experiences faced by culturally and linguistically diverse students who fall in the liminal shadow of perceived disability. They examine the children’s experiences, their families’ interactions with school personnel, the teachers’ and schools’ estimation of the children and their families, and the school climate that influences decisions about referrals to special education. Based on the authors’ 4 years of ethnographic research in a large, culturally diverse school district, the book concludes with ... Read more
The second edition of this powerful book examines the disproportionate placement of Black and Hispanic students in special education. The authors present compelling, research-based stories representing the range of experiences faced by culturally and linguistically diverse students who fall in the liminal shadow of perceived disability. They examine the children’s experiences, their families’ interactions with school personnel, the teachers’ and schools’ estimation of the children and their families, and the school climate that influences decisions about referrals to special education. Based on the authors’ 4 years of ethnographic research in a large, culturally diverse school district, the book concludes with ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807755068
SKU
V9780807755068
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About Harry, Beth, Ph D; Klingner, Janette
Beth Harry is a professor of special education and chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami. She is also the founder of the Immortelle Center for Special Education in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The late Janette Klingner was a professor at the University of Colorado in Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity. She ... Read more
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