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Kim, Hyejung – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Students in postsecondary institutions come from diverse communities in terms of social markers, such as race and dis/abilities. Although higher education increases one's chances of social mobility, the opportunities are still limited for students from non-dominant communities. In this regard, this study examines the strategies that families…
Descriptors: Korean Americans, Autism, Postsecondary Education, Case Studies
Urban, Dennis Joseph, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explores how one secondary social studies teacher education program prepares prospective teachers for inclusive education. Drawing on theories of democratic citizenship education and Disability Studies in Education, inclusive social studies envisions a socially democratic educational setting that fosters the development of a community…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Social Studies, Secondary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Hyder, Eileen; Tissot, Cathy – Disability & Society, 2013
Inclusive practice is well embedded across society and has developed over time. However, although policy and public view have moved forward, the way organisations address the agenda for inclusion often represents a superficial interpretation of this concept. Qualitative data were gathered using new ethnography to explore the experiences of a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Social Justice, Ethnography, Discourse Analysis
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Annamma, Subini Ancy – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
One of the field's most enduring problems is the overrepresentation of students of color in special education. A less acknowledged challenge is the overrepresentation of students with disabilities in juvenile incarceration. Quantitative studies have documented the overrepresentation of students with disabilities in juvenile justice. Yet,…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Juvenile Justice, Delinquency, Correctional Institutions