Demystifying disproportionality : loose coupling in the special education identification process for English learners
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The disproportionate representation of culturally and linguistically diverse students in special education has been identified as a problem by educational researchers and policymakers for decades. Though it is well-established that English learners (ELs) are disproportionately represented in special education, what is less clear is why such disproportionality exists. This study fills a gap in the literature by taking a close look at how ELs are identified as eligible or not for special education. Using participant observation research methods, I followed 16 ELs across two schools through the process of being identified as eligible (or not) for special education. The findings from the study indicate that the process of identifying ELs for special education eligibility took place in fragmented environments. This study suggests that if the civil rights of ELs is to be maintained, significant changes must be made to how practitioners relate to, understand, and are trained to implement policy.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Park, Soyoung |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Graduate School of Education. |
| Primary advisor | Goldenberg, Claude Nestor, 1954- |
| Primary advisor | Lit, Ira W |
| Thesis advisor | Goldenberg, Claude Nestor, 1954- |
| Thesis advisor | Lit, Ira W |
| Thesis advisor | Hakuta, Kenji |
| Thesis advisor | Jiménez, Tomás R. (Tomás Roberto), 1975- |
| Advisor | Hakuta, Kenji |
| Advisor | Jiménez, Tomás R. (Tomás Roberto), 1975- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Soyoung Park. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Graduate School of Education. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2017. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2017 by Soyoung Park
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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