DisCrit―Disability Studies and Critical Race Theory in Education

by David J. Connor (Editor), Subini Annamma (Retelling), Beth A. Ferri (Revision)

In this groundbreaking volume, scholars examine the achievement/opportunity gaps from both historical and contemporary perspectives, as well as the overrepresentation of minority students in special education and the school-to-prison pipeline. Chapters also address school reform and the impact on students based on race, class, and dis/ability and the capacity of law and policy to include (and exclude).

Genres: Disability, Education, Disability Studies, Race, History, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2015

Reviews

[Amber + Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not all of the chapters were read as this was used in a college level course. Each chapter or article does a great job of showing the intersectional lenses associated with disability. The first article does a great job of explaining the tenants of DisCrit and introduces readers to how race plays a role in disability.

There are some topics which are present that I assume have been touched on in the second book.

[Mills College Library]

371.9 D6117 2016

[Jess]

I picked this up only to read the first chapter, which had exactly the information I was looking for!

No rating because I'm not going to read the rest at this time. Reviewing to remind myself I've looked at this.