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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harry, Beth, author.

Klingner, Janette K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education--United States--Evaluation.

Special education.

Children with disabilities--Education--United States--Evaluation.

Children with disabilities.

Discrimination in education--United States.

Discrimination in education.

Children with disabilities--Education.

Evaluation.

United States.

Minorities--Education--United States.

Minorities.

Minorities--Education.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

xvii, 236 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2014]

Summary:

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. The book concludes with recommendations for improving educational practice, teacher training, and policy renewal. The expanded second edition brings additional insight to the issue of disproportionality by: Addressing key developments in the placement process, with a particular focus on Response to Intervention. Describing and reflecting on the challenges, strengths, and dilemmas of the research methodology of the study. Updating the figures and literature on disproportionality. Book jacket.

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?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807755068

0807755060

OCLC:

869365254