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Intersectional Field Analysis: Conceptualizing Immigrant Families' Encounters with Special Education Power
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Ankita Bhattashali; Zachary A. McCall – Exceptional Children, 2026
In this conceptual paper, we introduce intersectional field analysis as a theoretical framework for understanding how power operates in the special education field broadly and how it affects immigrant families in their efforts to influence special education decisions for their children. We apply the framework, which merges key insights from…
Descriptors: Special Education, Power Structure, Immigrants, Decision Making