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Reconceptualizing Assistance for Young Children of Color with Disabilities in an Inclusion Classroom
Park, Soyoung; Lee, Sunmin; Alonzo, Monica; Adair, Jennifer Keys – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2021
In this article, we draw on DisCrit to critically analyze how a group of early childhood educators approached assistance with young children of color with disabilities in a Head Start inclusion classroom. Using examples from data collected over one school year, we demonstrate how child-centered assistance advances justice for young children of…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Young Children, Students with Disabilities, Early Intervention
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Buell, Martha J.; Gamel-McCormick, Michael; Hallam, Rena A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1999
A study of 189 family childcare providers found providers who had experience with children with disabilities were more likely to be willing to care for them in the future. Barriers identified included: lack of knowledge, limitations on caring for other children, and the need to purchase special equipment. (Contains extensive references.)…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Child Caregivers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Dyson, Lily L. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2005
This study investigated the nature of kindergarten children's understanding about and attitudes toward disabilities. Interviews with 77 Canadian children enrolled in inclusive classrooms showed that kindergarten children (a) conceptualize disabilities chiefly according to physical appearances and (b) possess a fairly accurate understanding of some…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Kindergarten, Young Children
Love, Hailey R.; Beneke, Margaret R. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2021
Multiple scholars have argued that early childhood inclusive education research and practice has often retained racialized, ableist notions of normal development, which can undermine efforts to advance justice and contribute to biased educational processes and practices. Racism and ableism intersect through the positioning of young children of…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Racial Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Bias
Yu, SeonYeong; Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; Fowler, Susan A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
Young children with disabilities are increasingly attending inclusive early childhood programs with their typically developing peers. Within these programs, research efforts and practice have supported young children's understanding and acceptance of peers with disabilities. However, there is limited information about the measures used to assess…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Young Children