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ERIC Number: EJ645173
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
The Effects of Culture on Special Education Services: Evil Eyes, Prayer Meetings, and IEPs.
Lamorey, Suzanne
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v34 n5 p67-71 May-Jun 2002
This article provides a case study of monocultural personnel preparation, discusses various cultural beliefs about disability, and examines the effect of the dualities and dichotomies of parent/professional beliefs about childhood disabilities. In addition, it discusses intervention concerns in developing countries such as Turkey, Ecuador, and India. Practitioner implications are addressed. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Beliefs, Case Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Preschool Education, Teacher Education Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ecuador; India; Turkey