Cultural Diversity, Families, and the Special Education System
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| Author | : Beth Harry |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0807731196 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780807731192 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cultural Diversity, Families, and the Special Education System by : Beth Harry
Book excerpt: This work explores the quadruple disadvantage faced by the parents of poor, minority, handicapped children whose first language is not that of the school that they attend. The author's ethnographic study of 12 low-income Puerto Rican American families serves to illustrate how the present structure of the special education system disempowers parents, excluding them from the decision-making processes that categorise their children as handicapped - and ultimately, often place them at a permanent educational disadvantage.
