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Cultural diversity, families, and the special education system : communication and empowerment / Beth Harry.

Harry, Beth, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 080773120X
  • ISBN: 9780807731208
  • ISBN: 0807731196
  • ISBN: 9780807731192
  • Physical Description: xviii, 277 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, ©1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Cultural diversity and minority status ; Culturally diverse students and their families -- Minority students in special education -- Culturally diverse families and the special education system: the challenge of building trust -- A study of Puerto Rican American parents' views of special education: background and method -- Twelve families on the West side -- Making sense of disability: parents' theories of the problem -- Communication, information, and meaning -- Toward informed consent: legal compliance versus culturally responsive practice -- The school district: challenge and change -- Epilogue. Power and responsibility in schools -- References -- Index -- About the author.
Subject:
Students with disabilities > Education > United States.
Minorities > Education > United States.
Puerto Rican children > Education > United States > Case studies.
Minorities > Education.
Puerto Rican children > Education.
Students with disabilities > Education.
United States.
Genre:
Case studies.

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Lummi Library LC 4031 .H37 1992 243271 Stacks Available -

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