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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
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
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