Why Are So Many Minority Students in Special Education? Understanding Race and Disability in School
This powerful book examines the disproportionate placement of Black and Hispanic students in special education. The authors present compelling stories representing the range of experiences that culturally and linguistically diverse students are apt to face in school. 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...
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This powerful book examines the disproportionate placement of Black and Hispanic students in special education. The authors present compelling stories representing the range of experiences that culturally and linguistically diverse students are apt to face in school. 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. Based on the authors' work in a large, culturally diverse school district, the book concludes with recommendations for improving educational practice and teacher training and for policy renewal.About the Author:Beth Harry is a professor of special education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami, FloridaAbout the Author:Janette Klingner is an associate professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Foreword1Overview : ethnic disproportionality in special education12School structure : institutional bias and individual agency233Cultural consonance, dissonance, and the nuances of racism404In the classroom : opportunity to learn565The construction of family identity : stereotypes and cultural capital706At the conference table : the discourse of identity construction917Bilingual issues and the referral process1138Constructing educable mental retardation : cracks and redundancies1239Constructing learning disabilities : redundancies and discrepancies13210Constructing behavior disorders : from troubling to troubled behavior14611Into special education : exile or solution?15912Conclusion173
