Title Cultural diversity, families, and the special education system : communication and empowerment / Beth Harry.

Publication Info.	New York : Teachers College Press, [1992]
	©1992.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	371.90973 H323C	Check Shelf

Description	xviii, 277 pages ; 24 cm.
Series	Special education series
	Special education series.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index.
Contents	Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Cultural diversity and minority status ; Culturally diverse students and their families -- Minority students in special education -- Culturally diverse families and the special education system: the challenge of building trust -- A study of Puerto Rican American parents' views of special education: background and method -- Twelve families on the West side -- Making sense of disability: parents' theories of the problem -- Communication, information, and meaning -- Toward informed consent: legal compliance versus culturally responsive practice -- The school district: challenge and change -- Epilogue. Power and responsibility in schools -- References -- Index -- About the author.
Subject	Students with disabilities -- Education -- United States.
	Minorities -- Education -- United States.
	Puerto Rican children -- Education -- United States -- Case studies.
	Minorities -- Education. (OCoLC)fst01023119
	Puerto Rican children -- Education. (OCoLC)fst01083663
	Students with disabilities. (OCoLC)fst01136150
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Ausländisches Kind (DE-588)4003752-6
	Behinderung (DE-588)4112696-8
	Kind (DE-588)4030550-8
	Sonderpädagogik (DE-588)4077513-6
	Unterprivilegierung (DE-588)4274816-1
	Schule (DE-588)4053474-1
	United States.
Genre/Form	Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
ISBN	080773120X (alk. paper)
	9780807731208 (alk. paper)
	0807731196 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
	9780807731192 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

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