Building A Knowledge Base on Culturally Diverse Students With Learning Disabilities
The Need To Enrich Research With A Sociocultural Perspective A Special Issue of learning Disabilities Research & Practice
Published on 1. May 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-8058-9874-3 (ISBN)
Description
This special issue focuses on a topic of great significance to practioners, teacher educators, and researchers in the special education field -- the education of minority or culturally diverse students with learning disabilities (LD). The topic is very timely given that important debates and controversies about research and practice with minority students currently pervade the learning disabilities field. The articles presented here move discussions and analyses about learning disabilities and minority students beyond the advocacy level by focusing on LD research as it relates to cultural diversity. Divided into two sections, this special issue provides a systematic view of both the role that sociocultural variables have played in LD research and how sociocultural perspectives can be incorporated in future research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Mahwah
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-8058-9874-3 (9780805898743)
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Content
Contents: M.A. Mastropieri, T.E. Scruggs, Editorial Note. A.J. Artiles, S.C. Trent, The Knowledge Base on Culturally Diverse Students with Learning Disabilities: The Need to Enrich Learning Disabilities Research with a Sociocultural Perspective. A.J. Artiles, S.C. Trent, L.A. Kuan, Learning Disabilities Empirical Research on Ethnic Minority Students: An Analysis of 22 Years of Studies Published in Selected Refereed Journals. C. Bos, T. Fletcher, Sociocultural Considerations in Learning Disabilities Inclusion Research: Knowledge Gaps and Future Directions. F. Obiakor, C. Utley, Rethinking Preservice Preparation Programs for Teachers in the Learning Disabilities Field: Workable Multicultural Strategies. B. Keogh, R. Gallimore, T. Weisner, A Sociocultural Perspective on Learning and Learning Disabilities. R. Rueda, E. Garcia, Do Portfolios Make a Difference for Diverse Students: The Influence of Type of Data on Making Instructional Decisions. K. Gutierrez, L. Stone, A Cultural-Historical View of Learning and Learning Disabilities: Participating in a Community of Learners. S.C. Trent, Teaching Urban African-American Students with Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms: Using Study Groups to Facilitate Change. About the Authors.