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McCall, Zach; Skrtic, Thomas M. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2009
The disproportionate representation of poor, working class, and racial/ethnic minority students in special education is a wicked policy problem because its formulation involves choosing among alternative problem interpretations and associated consequences. Integrating the work of Patricia Hill Collins and Nancy Fraser, the authors propose…
Descriptors: Working Class, Civil Rights, Disproportionate Representation, Institutional Role
Artiles, Alfredo J. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2009
In this article, I propose a model to re-frame disproportionality research, which addresses key limitations in this literature. I present a brief overview of the problem and situate it in the historical context in which race and ability became intertwined. I then argue that a cultural-historical understanding of disproportionality requires…
Descriptors: Historical Interpretation, Race, Disproportionate Representation, Disabilities
Cummins, Jim – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2009
Despite ongoing concern about the underachievement of low-income and culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students, there has been little focus on the kinds of pedagogy required to reverse this underachievement. Pedagogical approaches have been increasingly transmission-oriented, focusing on preparing students for high-stakes testing. Such…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Underachievement, High Stakes Tests, Teacher Student Relationship
Yates, James R. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2008
Rapid demographic changes in culture, race/ethnicity, and language in the United States have exerted a powerful influence on public schools, raising significant concerns or issues relative to the ability of the educational system to successfully educate all of its children as future citizens of a democratic society. Educational outcome data for…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Democracy, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Obiakor, Festus E.; Algozzine, Robert; Bakken, Jeffrey P. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2007
"Good" schools are typically defined as environments in which good students attend, good teachers teach, good parents participate, and good communities exist. This definition suggests that students maintain high test scores with the focus on going to college. In other words, good schools are typically exclusive in maintaining high…
Descriptors: Mythology, Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Cultural Differences
Fuller, David P.; Miller, Kevin J.; Dominguez, Laura C. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2006
This study explored the impact of a Cultural Self-Analysis (CSA) Project on early childhood undergraduate preservice teachers' cultural awareness and dispositions toward working with culturally diverse students and families. The project was based on the ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication, a model designed to facilitate the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Cultural Awareness, Children, Program Effectiveness
Grupp, Laurie L. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2004
The National Research Council (NRC) report on the disproportionate representation of minority students in special and gifted education represents an opportunity to draw national attention to the challenges faced by educators as they attempt to provide high-quality educational opportunities for students from culturally and linguistically diverse…
Descriptors: Gifted, Linguistics, Academic Achievement, Disproportionate Representation