Special education practices
Subtitle: personal narratives of African American scholars, educators, and related professionals
By: Editors, Festus E. Obiakor, Ramel Smith
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781620812044
Subjects: African Americans; Special education; Educational equalization; Education
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Special education contexts, challenges, and prospects in the United States: my voice / Festus E. Obiakor; title: How predominately white universities abet the malfunction of special education for African American students / Satasha I. Green); title: Getting in and staying in: a look into the black hole of special education / Darrell I. Williams; title: Valuing essential human capital for African American youth with special needs: my story / Bridgie Alexis Ford; title: The "goodness" of special education and related barriers: an educator's perspective / Sunday O. Obi; title: All children are special: response-to-intervention for all children / Alisia M. Moutry; title: Connecting with African American males: my experiences as a special education teacher / Christopher D. Yawn; title: Personal reflections: significance of mentors for African American women in the special education field / Cheryl A. Utley; title: Introspective voice and vision of an African American teacher educator in special (adapted) physical education / Samuel R. Hodge; title: Gifted and talented education: is special education appropriate? / Rogers E. Onick; title: Achieving educational equity for African American students with and without exceptionalities / Temple S. Lovelace; title: From deficit to divergence: refocusing special education for African Americans labeled as having emotional and behavioral problems / Tachelle Banks; title: The reality of racism: recounting memories of schooling as an African American student with gifts and talents / Floyd D. Beachum; title: Shining the light on our youth with special needs / Lia A. Knox; title: From numbers to letters: surviving special education despite the odds / Ramel I. Smith.