DisCrit
Subtitle: Disability Studies and Critical Race Theory in Education
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780807756676
Subjects: People with disabilities, education; Discrimination in education
Description: This groundbreaking volume brings together major figures in Disability Studies in Education (DSE) and Critical Race Theory (CRT) to explore some of today's most important issues in education. Scholars examine the achievement/opportunity gaps from both historical and contemporary perspectives, as well as the overrepresentation of minority students in special education and the school-to-prison pipeline. Chapters also address school reform and the impact on students based on race, class, and dis/ability and the capacity of law and policy to include (and exclude). Readers will discover how some students are included (and excluded) within school and society, why some citizens are afforded expanded (or limited) opportunities in life, and who moves up in the world and who is trapped at the "bottom of the well." -- from back cover.