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978-1-60709-846-1 • Hardback • March 2012 • $115.00 • (£75.00)
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Marshall Strax, an advocate for people with disabilities, is a professor of education at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ. His interests include the intersection of disabilities studies and special education, the politics of special education, and higher education and disability.
Carol Strax is an associate professor of education at Dominican College in Orangeburg, New York. A qualitative researcher, her interests include inclusive education, the use of service dogs with people with disabilities, and children’s literature.
Bruce S. Cooper, Ph.D., is professor of education leadership and policy at the Fordham University Graduate School of Education in New York City, and the former president of the Politics of Education Association. His interests focus on school politics, finance, and unionization. Cooper recently published a book with Sharon Conley, Keeping and Improving Today's School Leaders: Retaining and Sustaining the Best, that examines the process of preparing, encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and district levels.
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Part I Politics of the Past: From Segregation to Integration
Chapter 1:Borderline: The Political Divide in Special Education
Marshall Strax, College of Saint Elizabeth
Chapter 2: Schooling Tommy in the Past: A Personal Perspective
Thomas E. Strax, UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School
Lisa Luciano, UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School
Anna Dunn, UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School
Chapter 3:Free At Last? Legislation for Children with Disabilities
Allan Osborne, Retired Principal, Snug Harbor Community School
Charles Russo, University of Dayton
Part II Politics of the Present: Law and Finance
Chapter 4:The Limits of Freedom: Legislation and Litigation in Special Education
Charles Russo, University of Dayton
Allan Osborne, Retired Principal, Snug Harbor Community School
Chapter 5: The Costs and Benefits of Special Education
Bruce S. Cooper, Fordham University
Chapter 6:Kid in the Middle: A Case Study of an Impartial Hearing
Carol Strax, Dominican College
Marshall Strax, College of Saint Elizabeth
Part III Politics of the Present: Reality on the Ground
Chapter 7: Common Confusions with Inclusion
David Connor, Hunter College
Chapter 8: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pay: Services for Children with Severe and Chronic Disabilities
Arnold Danzig, Arizona State University
Chapter 9: Schooling Tommy in the Present
Catherine Hall Rikhye, Retired Director, Office of Inclusive Education
Part IV Politics of the Future
Chapter 10:Voices From the Field: Students Speak Out
Carol Strax, Dominican College
Chapter 11:Voices From the Field: Parents Speak Out
Carol Strax, Dominican College
Chapter 12:Voices From the Field: Education Professionals
Carol Strax, Dominican College
Chapter 13:Schooling Tommy in the Future: The Ideal
Marshall Strax, College of Saint Elizabeth
Kids in the Middle: The Micro Politics of Special Education provides you with the opportunity to learn about special education from the experts, students, their families, and their educators.
— Spencer J. Salend, professor, SUNY New Paltz, and author Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Effective and Reflective Practices
Kids in the Middle brings fresh and insightful thinking to the complex issues of special education, which involves our nation's most vulnerable students.
— Diane Ravitch, Research Professor in Education at New York University and Brown Chair in Education Policy at Brookings Institution, author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Kids in the Middle helps educators and parents negotiate the complexities of special education by taking the perspective of what is best for the individual child. Likewise, this book raises tough questions about the general utility of longstanding policies that often lose sight of the nuances of context and person.
— Lee S. Shulman, president, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching