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Zusatztext "Gabel (disability and equity in education! National College of Education) and Connor (special education/learning disabilities! Hunter College) have written a very good book. The approach is unique in that information is presented in several case studies with real-life examples constructed from the authors' experiences. ... Overall! this is a well-written book with a unique perspective on disability in today's schools. Summing Up: Recommended." - C. Grissom! Marian University! inCHOICE! May 2014 Informationen zum Autor Susan L. Gabel is a Professor of Disability and Equity in Education at the National College of Education, Chicago, IL, USA. David John Connor is an Associate Professor of Special Education/Learning Disabilities at Hunter College, New York, NY, USA. Klappentext Disability and Teaching highlights issues of disability in K-12 schooling faced by teachers, whoare increasingly accountable for the achievement of all students regardless of the labelsassigned to them. It is designed to engage prospective and practicing teachers in examining theirpersonal theories and beliefs about disability and education.Part I offers four case studies dealing with issues such as inclusion, over-representation inspecial education, teacher assumptions and biases, and the struggles of novice teachers. Thesecases illustrate the need to understand disability and teaching within the contexts of school,community, and the broader society and in relation to other contemporary issues facing teachers.Each is followed by space for readers to write their own reactions and reflections, educators'dialogue about the case, space for readers' reactions to the educators' dialogue, a summary, andadditional questions. Part II presents public arguments representing different views about thetopic: conservative, liberal-progressive, and disability centered. Part III situates the authors'personal views within the growing field of Disability Studies in education and provides exercisesfor further reflection and a list of resources.Disability and Teaching is the 8th volume in the Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions ofSchooling Series, edited by Daniel P. Liston and Kenneth M. Zeichner. This series of small,accessible, interactive texts introduces the notion of teacher reflection and develops it in relationto the social conditions of schooling. Each text focuses on a specific issue or content area inrelation to teaching and follows the same format. Books in this series are appropriate for teachereducation courses across the curriculum. Zusammenfassung This text engages prospective and practicing K-12 teachers in understanding disability and teaching within the contexts of school, community, and the broader society, and in examining their personal theories and beliefs about disability and education the topic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Series Preface Preface Acknowledgments I. CASE STUDIES AND REACTIONS Introduction to Case 1 Case 1: “Inclusion Tension” Reader Reactions to “Inclusion Tension” Reactions to “Inclusion Tension” Reader Reactions Summary and Additional Questions Introduction to Case 2 Case 2: “Ableism at Forest Run Elementary” Reader Reactions to “Ableism at Forest Run Elementary” Reactions to “Ableism at Forest Run Elementary” Reader Reactions Summary and Additional Questions Introduction to Case 3 Case 3: “Race, Place, and the Search for Solutions” Reader Reactions to “Race, Place, and the Search for Solutions” Reactions to “Race, Place, and the Search for Solutions” Reader Reactions Summary and Additional Questions Introduction to Case 4 Case 4: “Martin Louis, Special Educator?” Reader Reactions to “Martin Louis, Special Educator?” Reactions to “Martin Louis, Special Educator?” Reader R...
