Harry, Beth. <br/><br/>
Why are so many minority students in special education? :  understanding race & disability in schools / 
Beth Harry, Janette Klingner ; forewords by Lisa D. Delpit and Alfredo Artiles. 
 - Second edition. 
 - xvii, 236 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index. 
<br/><br/>Overview: Ethnic disproportionality in special education -- School structure: institutional bias and individual agency -- Cultural consonance, dissonance, and the nuances of racism -- In the classroom: opportunity to learn -- The construction of family identity: stereotypes and cultural capital -- At the conference table: the discourse of identity construction -- Bilingual issues and the referral process -- Constructing intellectual disability: cracks and redundancies -- Constructing learning disabilities: redundancies and discrepancies -- Constructing emotional/behavior disorders: from troubling to troubled behavior -- Into special education: exile or solution? -- Conclusion -- Epilogue. Research methods: Who are we and how did we do this research? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780807755068 (pbk.) 0807755060 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013050945 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Special education--Evaluation.--United States<br/>Children with disabilities--Education--Evaluation.--United States<br/>Discrimination in education--United States.<br/>Minorities--Education--United States.<br/>Educational equalization--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC 3981  / .H36 2014