Exceptional Children articles from March 2008

Exceptional Children archives from March 2008

Culturally diverse exceptional students: remembering the past, looking toward the future.(INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE)
March 22, 2008... Demographers have long predicted that our nation--and, accordingly, our schools--would someday be more racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse than ever before. In 1972, diverse students comprised 21% of public school enrollment; as of...

Achieving equity in special education: history, status, and current challenges.(Report)
March 22, 2008... Special education was borne out of, and owes a debt to, the civil rights movement. That is, the inspiration for, and the strategies used by, advocates whose efforts resulted in the first national special education legislation emerged from the...

Culturally and linguistically diverse students in gifted education: recruitment and retention issues.(Report)
March 22, 2008... A persistent dilemma at all levels of education is the underrepresentation of African American, American Indian, and Hispanic/Latino students in gifted education and advanced placement (AP) classes. Research on the topic of underrepresentation...

Beyond research on cultural minorities: challenges and implications of research as situated cultural practice.(Report)
March 22, 2008... Researchers have conducted studies on cultural minorities as a means to produce knowledge that can be used to serve the educational and psychological needs of our increasingly multicultural society. Although this is an important strategy to...

Culturally responsive classrooms for culturally diverse students with and at risk for disabilities.(Report)
March 22, 2008... Students in America's schools represent a mosaic of ethnicities and cultures. Current demographic changes include the growth of an increasingly diverse student population with greater academic, economic, and social needs. A recent report about...

Collaboration with culturally and linguistically diverse families: ideal versus reality.(Report)
March 22, 2008... Family participation is one of the central tenets of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA). Implementation of this mandate is important to all families of children with disabilities. There are three main...