scholarly journals Disability, Race, and the Geography of School Choice: Toward an Intersectional Analytical Framework

AERA Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 233285841882250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico R. Waitoller ◽  
Christopher Lubienski

School choice research has provided some initial understandings of how parents choose schools. Parents’ school options are bounded to differentiated choice sets—the menu of school options that parents construct when making school selections. The geographical location where families live and schools are located and families’ race and class differences appear to play a role shaping the constriction of choice sets. In this article, we describe a theoretical framework to address two limitations of research on school choice sets: limited attention to students with disabilities and dichotomization of space and place. We advance a framework that fuses critical notions of space with critical notions of disability and race. This framework allows theorizing on how the construction of school choice sets is shaped by structural and individual factors related to the interactions of students’ race and disability and geographical location.

1996 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Scruggs ◽  
Margo A. Mastropieri

Twenty-eight investigations were identified in which general education teachers were surveyed regarding their perceptions of including students with disabilities in their classes. Research synthesis procedures were employed to summarize responses and examine the consistency of responses across time, geographical location, and item type. Overall, we found that about two thirds of general classroom teachers supported the concept of mainstreaming/inclusion. A smaller majority were willing to include students with disabilities in their own classes, but responses appeared to vary according to disabling condition and implicit obligations on the teacher. Although about half or more of the teachers felt that mainstreaming/inclusion could provide some benefits, only one third or less of teachers believed they had sufficient time, skills, training or resources necessary for mainstreaming/inclusion. Reported attitudes did not appear to covary with either geographical region or time of publication. Implications for policy and practice are provided.


Author(s):  
Dorea D. Bonneau ◽  
Margaret M. Cramer

More students can attend colleges and universities from a distance due to broader access and technological advances. Therefore, facilitators are facing the challenge of providing more accommodations and modifications to nontraditional students. The provision of these special services, which have traditionally been provided by special educators, are receiving limited attention. Special educators are educated to make these adjustments on an individual basis in the elementary and secondary levels. However, this has not been the traditional role of the university professor. With today's mass enrollments in online courses, procedures for providing accommodations to all students have become a significant challenge. This chapter will review research on online course design and implementation to address the needs of students with disabilities.


2020 ◽  
pp. 074193252096491
Author(s):  
Samantha G. Daley ◽  
Michael F. McCarthy

This systematic review examines the social and emotional learning (SEL) intervention literature to address questions of whether and how students with disabilities are considered in studies of universal SEL interventions in middle and high schools. From the articles identified for initial review ( n = 4,355), 166 met the inclusionary criteria. Among these, 19 studies explicitly mentioned including students with disabilities. Five studies included analyses of students with disabilities as a subgroup, with varying results. Additional analyses focus on evidence of attention to varied learning needs in curricular materials or training of facilitators. Findings demonstrate scant attention to students with disabilities in reports of universal SEL interventions, leaving open questions about their inclusion and effects of participation. Opportunities for addressing these questions in future research are described.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (29) ◽  
pp. 314-328
Author(s):  
MARINA LEITÃO MESQUITA

Este artigo visa compreender a maneira pela qual os marcadores sociais da diferença de gênero, raça e classe atuam na construção de feminilidades entre transformistas que protagonizaram espetáculos artísticos naquela que foi a mais tradicional boate gay da capital cearense. Reflito, ainda, sobre como as masculinidades dessas artistas são transacionadas em suas reconstruções corporais transitórias. A pesquisa antropológica de caráter etnográfico focalizou os três últimos anos de funcionamento do estabelecimento. Além disso, foram acessadas notícias de jornais veiculadas no decorrer dos seus anos em atividade, bem como o acervo pessoal das artistas trans e dos produtores da casa noturna. Nesse sentido, observou-se que os processos de transformação corporal em foco evidenciam de maneira contumaz a construtividade dos gêneros, de forma a desestabilizar as perspectivas binárias que compreendem as feminilidades e as masculinidades de forma estanque e expressamente naturais. Palavras-chave: Transformistas. Montagem Corporal. Feminilidades. THE CONQUEST OF FEMININITY”: An intersectional analysis of cross-dresser makeover Abstract: This article aims to understand the way social markers of gender, race and class differences act in the construction of femininities among cross-dressers who starredartistic performances in what once was the most traditional gay club in the capital of Ceará. It also reflects on how these artists ’masculinities are crossed over in their temporary body reconstructions. The ethnographic and anthropological research focused on the last three years of theclub. In addition, newsfrom newspapers during its active years were accessed, as well as the personal collection of the nightclub’s cross-dressers and producers. In this sense, it was observed that these body transformation processes highlight in a contumacious mannerthe constructiveness of genders, in order to destabilize the binary perspectives that view femininity and masculinity in a fixed and expressly natural way. Keywords: Cross-dressers. Makeover. Femininities.   “EL LOGRO DE LA FEMINIDAD”: Un análisis interseccional del montajecorporal transformista Resumen: Este artículo tiene como objetivo comprender la forma por la cual los marcadores sociales de la diferencia de género, raza y clase social actúan en la construcción de la feminidad entre transformistas que protagonizaron espectáculos artísticos en aquella que fue la más tradicionalista discoteca gay de la capital cearense. Discurro, aún, sobre cómo las masculinidades de esos artistas son transacionadas en sus reconstrucciones corporales transitorias. La investigación antropológica, de carácter etnográfico, enfocó en los tres últimos años de funcionamiento del establecimiento. Además de eso, se accedieron noticias de periódicos vehiculadas en el transcurso de sus años en actividades, así como también en el acervo personal de las artistas trans y de dos productores de la referida casa nocturna. Asimismo, se observó que losprocesos de transformación corporal en foco evidencian de manera contumaz la constructividad de los géneros de modo a desestabilizar las perspectivas binarias que comprenden las femineidades y las masculinidades de forma estanque y expresadamente naturales. Palabras clave: Transformistas. Montaje Corporal. Femineidades.


1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 1627-1645 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Li

In this paper a new analytical framework is developed to examine the emergent spatial and functional reorganizations of large firms that are intimately related to the use of corporate networks. The framework is developed through a systematic analysis of the various types of relationships between information technology and corporate reorganization, and the identification of the key elements and dimensions of corporate reorganizations. It allows for specific organizational changes to be understood within the overall context of corporate reorganization in the firm, and most of all, to be easily seen as in some way related to the use of corporate networks. Unlike previous studies in which the role of space and place has mostly been marginalized, in this inquiry geography is regarded as an integral part of the development of corporate networks and corporate reorganizations. By centrally focusing on the intersections between corporate networks, large firms, and geography, I conceptualize a wide range of phenomena that are observed in real organizations, and speculate on their implications for the future form of organizations and urban and regional development.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bedelia Nicola Richards

The tracking literature examines how academic hierarchies contribute to race and class differences in academic achievement, but it pays scant attention to how school structures also influence students’ racial and ethnic identities. Relatedly, race/ethnicity and immigration scholars focus on how schools serve as sites for observing the social construction of racial and ethnic identities but do not account for how school structures actively shape these identity outcomes. This study makes a contribution to the immigration, race/ethnicity, and education literatures by examining how academic tracking influences the racial and ethnic identities of second-generation West Indian students. Consistent with the tracking literature, the author finds that Mayfield High School’s academic hierarchy contributes to the racialization of West Indian students and, in doing so, intensifies their racial group consciousness. It also shows how academic tracking simultaneously increases the salience of ethnic identity among Afro-Caribbean students. These findings point to the significance of educational institutions in shaping racialization processes in schools and contribute to broader conversations regarding the evolution of the color line in American society.


Author(s):  
Robert Garda ◽  
Wendy Hensel ◽  
Paul O’Neill

School choice is one of the primary education reforms currently sweeping the United States. School choice systems create unique challenges for students with disabilities and schools of choice in serving such students. While there are a variety of school choice systems, this chapter focuses on three types of school choice models—charter schools, portfolio school districts, and voucher programs—and the unique policy and legal challenges they present for students with disabilities. Specifically, this chapter examines the interplay of these school choice reforms with the United States laws regarding students with disabilities: the Individuals with Education in Disabilities Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The challenges, barriers and problems are examined and solutions are proposed that consider both the laws regarding students with disabilities and the structures of the choice programs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Gholizadeh ◽  
Seyedashkan Madani ◽  
Saba Saneinia

Purpose By combining geopolitical and economic factors and from a geoeconomic perspective, the importance of Gwadar to China and Pakistan is discussed in detail. By applying geoeconomic approach and based on the historical approach, geographical and geopolitical conditions and international development trends of Gwadar port, the authors develop the analytical framework to analyze the Gwadar port and studied its importance in the development of China and Pakistan, as well as the positive influence on the economic growth of both countries. Design/methodology/approach A geoeconomic study is done to run a more profound and more comprehensive analysis of China–Pakistan economic relationship, as geoeconomic includes interrelations of geographical, geopolitical and economic factors in international relations. Findings The results show that Gwadar Port's development could enhance the economic security of both China and Pakistan. With the opening of Gwadar Port, oil and energy in the Middle East will be imported directly to China through Pakistan's oil pipeline. This is not only oil but also goods from Central Asia, and even Europe and the USA will land from Gwadar Port and enter China through the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The development of Gwadar port under the CPEC program could also dramatically increase the capacity of Pakistan's maritime trade while reducing its dependence on the current largest port, Karachi, near the India border. Originality/value Geo-economics theory is used to run a more profound and more comprehensive analysis of China–Pakistan economic relationship as geoeconomic includes interrelations of geographical, location, geopolitical and economic factors in international relations. By combining geopolitical and economic factors and from a geoeconomic perspective, this study seeks to analyze the Gwadar port development and its implications for both China and Pakistan.


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