Racial inequity in special education / edited by Daniel J. Losen, Gary Orfield ; foreword by James M. Jeffords.
| Other author | Losen, Daniel J. |
| Other author | Orfield, Gary. |
| Other author | Civil Rights Project (Harvard University) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, MA : Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, Harvard Education Press, ©2002. |
| Description | xxxvii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / James M. Jeffords -- Racial inequity in special education / Daniel J. Losen, Gary Orfield -- Community and school predictors of overrepresentation of minority children in special education / Donald P. Oswald, Martha J. Coutinho, Al M. Best -- Racial disparities in the identification, funding, and provision of special education / Thomas Parrish -- Double jeopardy : an exploration of restrictiveness and race in special education / Edward Garcia Fierros, James W. Conroy -- Of rocks and soft places : using qualitative methods to investigate disproportionality / Beth Harry, Janette K. Klingner, Keith M. Sturges, Robert F. Moore -- Schools make a difference : the overrepresentation of African American youth in special education and the juvenile justice system / David Osher, Darren Woodruff, Anthony E. Sims -- English-language learner representation in special education in California urban school districts / Alfredo J. Artiles, Robert Rueda, Jesús José Salazar, Inacio Higareda -- Disability, race, and high-stakes testing of students / Jay P. Heubert -- Legal challenges to inappropriate and inadequate special education for minority children / Daniel J. Losen, Kevin G. Welner -- Evaluating the Office for Civil Rights' Minority and Special Education Project / Theresa Glennon -- IDEA and disproportionality : federal enforcement, effective advocacy, and strategies for change / Thomas Hehir -- Ending segregation of Chicago's students with disabilities : implications of the Corey H. lawsuit / Sharon Weitzman Soltman, Donald R. Moore. |
| Local note | Little-344792--305131050684- |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2002107059 |
| ISBN | 1891792059 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781891792052 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 1891792040 (paper) |
| ISBN | 9781891792045 (paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC3981 .R25 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |