Download or read book The Overrepresentation of African American Males in Special Education in Emotional Behavioral Disorders and Learning Disabilities Categories written by Lisa M. Jensen and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The overrepresentation of African American males in special education programs for emotional behavioral disorders and learning disabilities has been a contentious topic for many years. America's teachers and school districts constantly struggle to agree on possible causes of this racial disproportionality and to find solutions to combat the problem. Through an extensive review of existing research, this thesis examines a number of factors that contribute to the overrepresentation of African American males in special education program. These factors include, but are not limited to the following: the special education referral process, teacher influences, failure to recruit and hire highly qualified teachers, not implementing effective teaching practices, failure to accommodate the learning styles of African American males, differing classroom expectations, along with general difficulties with living in an economically disadvantaged environment."--leaf 4.

Download or read book The Overrepresentation of African American Males in the Category of Emotional Or Behavioral Disorder written by Jake Becker and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this literature review, the scope and etiology of the problem of disproportionate minority representation in special education are examined.

Download or read book Educating African American Students written by Abul Pitre and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a combination of case studies and research, the contributors of this timely book highlight some of the significant issues, historical, curricular, and societal, that have led to African American students having a proportionally larger representation in special education classes, higher drop-put rates, and more incidences of in-school, race-on-race violence. The contributors draw from critical pedagogy, multicultural education, and the Afrocentric canon to critique the American educational system. Educating African American Students examines historical issues that are significant for understanding the current state of affairs for African American education; addresses problems and issues in social studies education, mathematics education, and the overrepresentation of African American males in special education; and poignantly illuminates the necessity for renewed activism by telling the stories of African American children and their schooling experiences.

Download or read book Ed D Programs as Incubators for Social Justice Leadership written by Antonio L. Ellis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shares the thoughts of mostly North American scholars on many interrelated topics that have not previously been linked in academic research. The focus of the book is the belief that the Ed.D. can prepare highly competent justice-oriented scholars who will be engaged with communities. Among these future leaders, the contributors envision educators who not only lead public schools, but also private foundations, not-for-profit organizations, and community centers. An outstanding feature of this volume is that each chapter highlights existing and emerging issues such as, but not limited to, candidate recruitment and admission policies; program funding, fees, and student expenses; academic support services; faculty recruitment, compensation, evaluation, and promotion models; on-site/on-line instruction, internship policy, opportunities for graduate student employment, publishing, and conference engagement; student supervision protocols; and dissertation and capstone project parameters. In addition, the book explores cultural and socio-political contexts, public/private sector relationships, and the kinds of legislation that frame Ed.D. theory, policy, and practice from a social justice perspective. “At its best, higher education is an indispensable space for spotlighting, challenging, and addressing injustice. This important volume offers us the conceptual, methodological, empirical, and pedagogical tools necessary for understanding the relationship between doctoral education and social justice work. Antonio Ellis has assembled an impressive array of scholars who help us understand the promise and possibility of Ed.D. programs.” – Marc Lamont Hill, Host for the Black Entertainment Network, Contributor for CNN, and Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College “This volume helps to clarify what is meant by social justice in school leadership settings and provides both philosophical and theoretical perspectives as well as strategies and curricular content that can assist in developing a common sense understanding of social justice. The development of a mental frame of reference is critical to being able to transfer that understanding and curricular content into beliefs and practices. As a professor of educational leadership and a college administrator I am most pleased to find a volume that provides perspectives and strategies which can be employed by academicians teaching in leadership programs and practitioners as they lead and prepare others to become leaders.” – Zollie Stevenson, Jr., Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor, Philander Smith College

Download or read book Discipline Disparities Among Students with Disabilities written by Pamela Fenning and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A team of interdisciplinary scholars, attorneys, and educators explore the disproportionate school discipline and school-based arrests of students with disabilities, particularly those who also identify as Black or Native American. They suggest promising practices and approaches that will reduce discipline disparities and increase the use of evidence-supported alternatives"--

Download or read book Enduring Issues In Special Education written by Barbara Bateman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 675 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enduring Issues in Special Education is aimed at any course in the undergraduate or graduate special education curriculum that is wholly or partly devoted to a critical examination of current issues in special education. The book organizes 28 chapters into seven sections using familiar structuring principles—what, who, where, how, when, why, and whither. Each section begins with an introduction that provides historical, legal, and theoretical background information and organizing commentary for the chapters that follow. The book’s objective, in addition to informing readers about the issues, is to develop critical thinking skills in the context of special education. Key features include the following: Dialectic Format – Each of the 28 chapters presents compelling reasons for addressing the issue at hand and specific ways to do so. Because each issue is written from different perspectives and focuses on a variety of aspects, readers are encouraged to weigh the arguments, seek additional information, and come up with synthesized positions of their own. Organizing Framework – The book’s seven sections have been arranged according to a scheme that is the essence of most investigative reporting and provides a coherent, easy-to-understand framework for readers. Expertise – All chapters are written by leading scholars who are highly regarded experts in their fields and conclude with suggested readings and discussion questions for additional study.

Download or read book Perceptions of Urban Public School Administrators and General and Special Education Teachers about the Overrepresentation of African American Males in Special Education written by Tricia Marie Jokerst and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overrepresentation of African American (AA) males in special education is not a new problem. In 1968, Lloyd Dunn recognized that economically disadvantaged students and students of color were overrepresented in the mental retardation (MR) category of special education. Since 1970, the pattern of disproportionality in special education categories of MR and serious emotional disturbance (SED) has continued and, more recently, the trend has been highlighted as a significant problem in special education that needs immediate attention. The number of minority students identified according to the special education category of Other Health Impairment (OHI) has also increased. Notably, a disproportionate number of AA males have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The crux of the problem whereby AA students have been placed into special education programs-particularly in the categories of MR or Intellectual Disability (ID), Emotional/Behavior Disorder (EBD), and ADHD-has led to a host of negative outcomes that are strongly correlated to the special education membership of AA males. Using a qualitative research design, this study sought to obtain the first-hand perspectives of educators involved in special education regarding the overrepresentation of AA males in special education. Individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with campus administrators and general and special education teachers. Participants were asked to give their perspectives regarding the following: What factors are responsible for causing the overrepresentation of AA males in special education? Why does the problem persist? How can the problem be resolved? Thomas' (2011) constant comparative method was used as means for analysis and to elicit themes from the data. Participants identified the causes contributing to the overrepresentation of AA males in special education as racism, poverty, systemic issues, and external forces and named problematic belief systems, failed funding, and limiting legislation as reasons why the problem persists. As potential solutions to the problem, they called for changes to teacher and administrator preparation and professional development programs, educators' instructional practices, the educational system, the AA community, and the American public.

Download or read book Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom written by Susan Baglieri and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book’s mission is to integrate knowledge and practice from the fields of disability studies and special education. Parts I & II focus on the broad, foundational topics that comprise disability studies (culture, language, and history) and Parts III & IV move into practical topics (curriculum, co-teaching, collaboration, classroom organization, disability-specific teaching strategies, etc.) associated with inclusive education. This organization conforms to the belief that least restrictive environments (the goal of inclusive education) necessarily emerges from least restrictive attitudes (the goal of disability studies). Discussions throughout the book attempt to illustrate the intersection of theory and practice.

Download or read book The Brilliance of Black Boys written by Brian L. Wright and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2018 NAME Philip C. Chinn Book Award Winner! This much-needed book will help schools and, by extension, society to better understand and identify the promise, potential, and possibilities of Black boys. Drawing from their wealth of experience in early childhood education, the authors present an asset- and strengths-based view of educating Black boys. This positive approach enables practitioners and school leaders to recognize, understand, and cultivate the diversity of social skills of Black boys in the early grades (pre-K–3rd grade). Each chapter begins with a vignette to illustrate what is lost when Black boys are prevented from participating freely in boyhood, having to instead attend to adult and peer interactions and attitudes that view them as “bad boys” and “troublemakers.” This accessible book provides teachers with classroom strategies to help young Black boys achieve their highest potential, along with other resources for supporting their social-emotional development, such as a reading list of authentic multicultural children’s books with Black boys as protagonists. Book Features: Challenges deficit views of Black boys in order to transform the way schools and society think, talk, and write about them. Provides culturally responsive strategies for engaging Black boys and fostering healthy self-identity and agency. Discusses the importance of critical self-reflection to examine attitudes and practices that inform how teachers engage with children and families. Examines how school officials, beginning in early childhood, can stop the adultification and criminalization of Black boys.

Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education written by Marie Tejero Hughes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education is a state-of-the-art reference showcasing cutting-edge special education research with a focus on children and youth with disabilities from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and economic backgrounds. Cutting-edge special education research focusing on children and youth with disabilities from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and economic backgrounds An authoritative contribution to the field, this work charts a new path to effective interventions and sets an agenda for future research Addresses disabilities from an international perspective

Download or read book The influence of external factors in the overrepresentation of African American males in Minnesota special education programs written by Lynn Karen Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-08-30 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special education and gifted and talented programs were designed for children whose educational needs are not well met in regular classrooms. From their inceptions, these programs have had disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic minority students. What causes this disproportion? Is it a problem? Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education considers possible contributors to that disparity, including early biological and environmental influences and inequities in opportunities for preschool and K-12 education, as well as the possibilities of bias in the referral and assessment system that leads to placement in special programs. It examines the data on early childhood experience, on differences in educational opportunity, and on referral and placement. The book also considers whether disproportionate representation should be considered a problem. Do special education programs provide valuable educational services, or do they set students off on a path of lower educational expectations? Would students not now placed in gifted and talented programs benefit from raised expectations, more rigorous classes, and the gifted label, or would they suffer failure in classes for which they are unprepared? By examining this important problem in U.S. education and making recommendations for early intervention and general education, as well as for changes in referral and assessment processes, Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education will be an indispensable resource to educators throughout the nation, as well as to policy makers at all levels, from schools and school districts to the state and federal governments.

Download or read book Disproportionate Representation of African American Males in Special Education written by Kiena S. Hughley and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African American male students are disproportionately represented in special education. The purpose of the current study is to examine the disproportionality of African American male students who are referred to special education programs and are identified special education services, specifically in the areas of Emotional Disturbance (ED), Specific Learning Disability (SLD), and other low incidence disabilities (OTH), which includes Speech & Language Instruction, Other Health Impaired, Autism, and Traumatic Brain Injury, in Northeast Ohio's suburban school district for the 2019-2020 school year. The sample was drawn from a suburban school district in Northeast Ohio which consisted of six schools. CRP and CRT were used as frameworks as a basis to establish an approach that acknowledges the culture of the students. Findings indicated Black males were disproportionately represented in special education programs. Results also indicated that there are significantly more identified Black male students that are receiving free and reduced lunches relative to non-Black male and female students. Findings demonstrate the need for culturally relevant teaching used collectively with Response to Intervention.

Download or read book Persistence and Pervasion of Disproportionate Representation of African American Students in Special Education Programs written by Billye D. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gifted Or Disabled an Oral Histories of African American Males Defying Special Education Marginalization written by Pamela M. Scott and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: This dissertation examined a marginalized population of African American males who have defied labeling and placement into Special Education programs by productivity in adulthood. A Critical race theoretical framework was utilized and the writings of CRT theorists guided this research study (Bell, 1980; Delgado, 2009, 1988; Delpit, 1995; Dixson, & Rousseau, 2005; Ladson-Billings, 2009; Ladson-Billings & Tate, 2006,1995; Solorzano & Yosso 2001; West, 2001, 2008). I explored the tenets of CRT to explain the disproportionate numbers of children of color who are overly assigned to these SPED programs and many times labeled in the mentally retardation or behavioral disorders categories. My research challenged the referral and placement process, especially for African American males. Regular education settings along with some special education settings across our nation now ensnare highly intelligent black boys who have been under referred or excluded from gifted programs. Numerous research studies and journal articles authenticate the disproportionality of this minority population being categorized into special education programs. American special education programs have become a "straitjacket" that restricts and confines the very existence of African American males due to the persistence of racism in the United States. The focus of this research study centered on marginalized populations of African American males who have escaped special educations' bonds to evolve as productive citizens in United States society. Who are these atypical adult African American men who somehow survived the label assigned to them and flourished into adulthood? What support systems were in place within the lives of these African American men to challenge the educational straitjacket placed upon their lives? The following themes emerged from my interviews with three African American male research participants: A motivating mother, father, teacher, or community mentors, families who valued and education, spiritual upbringings, teachers who made a difference, educators who cared, recognition of the importance of reading, the self identification of personal academic struggles, institutionalized racism, external motivation to succeed, self determination, and an overcoming spirit. My study analyzed the counter stories of students in special education and what factors motivated them to succeed nevertheless. The field of United States education must care by reaching out to African American males and explore ways to effectively educate them.

Download or read book An Exploratory Study of the Self efficacy of African American Adolescent Males with Emotional Behavioral Disabilities written by Larry Curtis Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Addressing the Issue of Disproportionate Representation written by Festus E. Obiakor and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: