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African American Learners in Special Education: A Closer Look at Milwaukee
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Obiakor, Festus E.; Harris, Mateba K.; Offor, MaxMary T.; Beachum, Floyd D. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2010
Problems facing African American students with special needs are numerous and complex. Although processes and procedures are in place to properly serve these students, far too many become ensnared in webs of bureaucracy and benign neglect. This article examines African American students? experiences with special education in Milwaukee Public…
Descriptors: African American Students, Special Education, Disproportionate Representation, Student Experience
Perspectives on Team Teachers Who Are Culturally Different
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Bakken, Jeffrey P.; Whedon, Craig K.; Fletcher, Reginald – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of urban students regarding their teachers who were of different races/ethnicities. The participants in this study were twelve students (African-American, Caucasian, and Bi-Racial) in an urban elementary school. The twelve students were in a special education self-contained classroom and…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Teacher Collaboration, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Faculty)