Contemplating Dis/Ability in Schools and Society : A Life in Education.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Critical Issues in Disabilities and Education Series .
- Critical Issues in Disabilities and Education Series .
Cover -- Contemplating Dis/Ability in Schools and Society -- Contemplating Dis/Ability in Schools and Society -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Research Questions -- Methodology: The Personal Is the Professional -- Validity, Trustworthiness, and Usefulness -- Caveats and Conclusion -- The Structure of the Book -- A Note from the Editor -- Note to the Reader -- Chapter 1 -- Classroom Teacher -- The First Three Weeks -- The First Few Years -- As Time Went By -- The College-Work Connection -- Social Time -- The Special Education Department -- The Beginnings of Inclusive Education -- Commentary -- Chapter 2 -- Staff Developer -- Moving Out, Moving In -- Working in the Special Education Unit -- (Dis)functional Systems? -- The Unthinkable -- Local Special Education Initiatives -- Emphasizing Inclusive Education -- Changing Times -- Commentary -- Chapter 3 -- Doctoral Student -- Rethinking Disability -- Presenting: Research at Conferences, Practice in Schools -- Contemplating Exclusion and Inclusion -- Commentary -- Chapter 4 -- Teacher Coach -- Harvey Milk High School -- Manhattan Village Academy -- Commentary -- Chapter 5 -- College Professor -- Adjusting to the Transition -- Tenure -- Learning Lab -- Forging Inclusive Education and Disability Studies -- Student (Dis)Connections -- Securing Tenure -- Commentary -- Chapter 6 -- Scholar -- Developing Books -- Contrasting Conferences -- Documenting Dyslexia -- Strategizing: Selected Projects -- Commentary -- Chapter 7 -- Doctoral Faculty -- Doctoral Systems and Students -- Commentary -- Educational Structures and Systems in Relation to People with Disabilities -- The Social, Political, and Cultural Experiences of People with Disabilities -- Chapter 8 -- Department Chairperson -- The Inheritance -- Personnel Procedures -- Building and Strengthening -- Among Rocks and Hard Places. Improving Programs -- Making the Most of Sabbatical Time -- Commentary -- Appendix -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
This book chronicles the life of an inclusive educator through eight different stages of his career, from classroom teacher to college professor. Analysis of this rich narrative reveals complexities of how both the field of education's knowledge base and existing educational systems impact lives of children, teachers, and researchers.