Ending discrimination in special education / by Herbert Grossman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grossman, Herbert, 1934- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education--Social aspects--United States.

Special education.

Discrimination in education--United States.

Discrimination in education.

Minorities--Education--United States.

Minorities.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this new edition, the author goes into more detail about the solutions to the problems identified in the book. The author, a clinical psychologist and special educator, points out the enormous disparities between the school experiences and educational outcomes for poor, non-European American, immigrant, rural, and limited-English proficient students with disabilities and their European American middle- and upper class peers. He also discusses the impacts of race and class prejudice and teacher expectations on the educational outcomes of students from impoverished and minority backgrounds vi

Contents:

ENDING DISCRIMINATION INSPECIAL EDUCATION; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION; Chapter 2 ELIMINATING PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION; Chapter 3 DISCRIMINATORY SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES; Chapter 4 NON-DISCRIMINATORY ASSESSMENT; Chapter 5 NON-DISCRIMINATORY INSTRUCTION; Chapter 6 NON-DISCRIMINATORY CLASS ROOM MANAGEMENT; Chapter 7 OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO CHANGE

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08368-1

OCLC:

689997418