Exceptional Children articles from October 1992

Exceptional Children archives from October 1992

Multicultural education training for special educators working with African-American youth. (Issues in the Education of African-American Youth in Special Education Settings)
October 1, 1992... * As we prepare to enter the 21st century, African-American youth continue to remain in a crisis situation within the public school system. They are still subjected to differential patterns of treatment (Banks, 1989; Ogbu, 1978; Payne, 1984;...

Culturally sensitive instructional practices for African-American learners with disabilities. (Issues in the Education of African-American Youth in Special Education Settings)
October 1, 1992... * American public schools have traditionally used a monolithic model of instruction, in which the organization of teaching, learning, and performance is compatible with the social structure of the dominant culture (Tharp, 1989). This...

Restructuring the participation of African-American parents in special education. (Issues in the Education of African-American Youth in Special Education Settings)
October 1, 1992... * This article is concerned with the balance of power between special education professionals and African-American parents. Although it is true that the question of power is central to any consideration of parent-professional discourse in...

The use of selected theatre rehearsal technique activities with African-American adolescents labeled "behavior disordered." (Issues in the Education of African-American Youth in Special Education Settings)
October 1, 1992... * According to the U.S. Department of Education's (1990) 12th Annual Report to Congress, African-American male adolescents continue to be referred and placed proportionately more often in special education than any other ethnic or racial...

Early pregnancy and academic achievement of African-American youth. (Issues in the Education of African-American Youth in Special Education Settings)
October 1, 1992... * Ideally, the current educational system is designed to educate all students. In accomplishing tiffs goal, programs have been targeted to the masses, as well as students not fitting the stereotypical student mold. These students outside the...

Assessment and identification of African-American learners with gifts and talents. (Issues in the Education of African-American Youth in Special Education Settings)
October 1, 1992... * Several researchers (e.g. Richert, 1987; Van Tassel-Baska, Patton, & Prillaman, 1989) have observed that those whose gifts and talents are masked because they are racially and culturally different or socioeconomically at risk are often...

Self-concept of African-American students: an operational model for special education. (Issues in the Education of African-American Youth in Special Education Settings)
October 1, 1992... * Despite legislative and legal efforts to provide quality and equity in education for African-American students, problems related to perception, race, gender, and class remain in today's school programs (Obiakor, 199 la, 1992; Staples, 1984)....

The pitfalls and promises of special education practice. (Issues in the Education of African-American Youth in Special Education Settings)
October 1, 1992... * Cultural, racial, and economic diversity are realities in American schools. Unfortunately, academic achievement is correlated with this diversity, meaning that, on the average, some ethnic groups continue to experience low achievement. For...