Neoliberalism and inclusive education / authored by Sylvia Mac (University of La Verne, USA).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mac, Sylvia, author.

Series:

Studies in educational ethnography.

Studies in educational ethnography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inclusive education--United States.

Inclusive education.

Children with disabilities--Education--United States.

Children with disabilities.

Charter schools--United States.

Charter schools.

Neoliberalism--United States.

Neoliberalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2021]

Summary:

Charter schools continue to grow in influence, as does the push for inclusive education for students with disabilities. What is the value and impact of these schools, especially on the marginalized populations they often serve? This book answers these questions by focusing on the topics of neoliberalism and inclusive education.

Contents:

Cover

NEOLIBERALISM AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Endorsement

STUDIES IN EDUCATIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY

NEOLIBERALISM AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: Students with Disabilities in the Education Marketplace

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

Introduction

The Need for Interdisciplinary, Ethnographic Research

Research Context

Theoretical Framework

DisCrit

Critical Disability Theory

Sociology of Special Education

Overview of the Book

1. School Choice, Disaster Capitalism, and the Reproduction of Inequality for Historically Marginalized Students

The History of Public School Privatization in the United States

Neoliberalism and Disaster Capitalism

Legislation as a Result of Imagined Disasters

Legislation as a Result of Real Disasters

School Choice Options in the United States

Magnet Schools

Vouchers

Charter Schools

School Choice as a Social Justice Endeavor

Performance

Enrollment of Students with Disabilities

Segregation and Equity

Discipline

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Benefits to Corporate Interests

Conclusion

2. The Creation of Deficient Students in Need of a "Special" Education

A Brief History of Education for Students with Disabilities

1800s: Institutions, Asylums, and Eugenics

1900s: Integration, Mainstreaming, and Inclusion

Present: Maintenance and Reproduction of Inequality

Overrepresentation in Special Education

Disparities in Placement

Disparities in Discipline

Why It Matters

3. Needy Populations and Individual Failures

The "Neediest" Population

Aspirations versus Reality

Classrooms

Special Education Classroom

Failure as an Individual Problem

Education Debt and Opportunities to Learn

4. The Illusion of Choice and the Myth of Competition in the Education Marketplace.

Limited Choices in a School of Choice

Small School Size Leads to Few Choices

Choices for Students with Disabilities

Is It Really a Choice?

Who Is Choosing Who?

Competition and Choice

Competing for Funding

Pressure to Pass

"Weeding out" Schools

5. The Incompatibility of Neoliberalism and Inclusive Education

"Inclusive" Education at Colina Cedro

Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom

Study Skills Class

The Impact of Neoliberalism for Students with Disabilities

Manufacturing Inability and Reproducing Inequality

Increasing Standards Increased Numbers in Special Education

6. Closing Thoughts and Recommendations

Teacher Preparation Programs

Increased Oversight of Charter Schools

Moratoriums

Interdisciplinary Research and Reform Efforts

Toward a More Equitable Future

APPENDIX

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781800710009

1800710003

9781800710023

180071002X

OCLC:

1272989864