Case Studies of Minority Student Placement in Special Education

Features case studies that describe real children, school personnel, and family members from the bestselling book, "Why Are So Many Minority Students in Special Education?". This book includes the voices and perspectives of stakeholders to show the complexity of the issues and the dilemmas faced by professionals, family members, and children.

About the author

Beth Harry is a Professor of Special Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami, Florida. Janette Klingner is an Associate Professor in Bilingual Special Education at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in the Division for Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity. Elizabeth Cramer is an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the Department of Educational and Psychological Studies at Florida International University in Miami.

Summary

Features case studies that describe real children, school personnel, and family members from the bestselling book, "Why Are So Many Minority Students in Special Education?". This book includes the voices and perspectives of stakeholders to show the complexity of the issues and the dilemmas faced by professionals, family members, and children.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Cramer, Elizabeth P. Cramer, Beth Harry, Beth/ Klingner Harry, Janette Klingner, Janette K. Klingner, Robert F. Moore, Keith M. Sturges
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2007
• EAN: 9780807747612
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-4761-2
• No. of pages: 132
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 216 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Soziale Diskriminierung und Gleichbehandlung, Unterrichten von Schülern mit sonderpädagogischem Förderbedarf, Sociology, Fachspezifischer Unterricht, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Special Education / General