Why Are So Many Students of Color in Special Education?: Understanding Race and Disability in Schools

by Janette Klingner and Beth Harry

Book Overview

Bringing to life the voices of children, families, and school personnel, this bestseller describes in detail the school climates and social processes that place many children of color at risk of being assigned inappropriate disability labels. Now in its third edition, this powerful ethnographic study examines the placement of Black and Hispanic students in the subjectively determined, high-incidence disability categories of special education. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807767328
• ISBN13: 9780807767320
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"