Ableism in Education: Rethinking School Practices and Policies Parekh Gillian
Ableism in Education: Rethinking School Practices and Policies Parekh Gillian Ability is so central to schooling--where we explicitly and continuously shape, assess, measure, and report on students'…
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Ableism in Education: Rethinking School Practices and Policies Parekh Gillian
Ability is so central to schooling--where we explicitly and continuously shape, assess, measure, and report on students' abilities--that ability-based decisions often appear logical and natural. Special education and academic streaming (or tracking) are two of the most prominent ability-based strategies public schools use to organize student learning. However, how schools respond to ability results in very real, lifelong social and economic consequences.
, In this down-to-earth guide, Dr. Both have had a long and complicated relationship with gender, race, and class. Gillian Parekh unpacks the realities of how ability and disability play out within schooling, including insights from students, teachers, and administrators about the barriers faced by students on the basis of ability.
From the challenges with ability testing to gifted programs to the disability rights movement,