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Orsati, Fernanda Tebexreni – Classroom Discourse, 2015
In this two-year ethnographic case study, I critically examine educators' relationships with students considered to present challenging behaviours in one classroom located in a predominantly White, middle-class school district. Focusing on the language and practices used by one special education teacher and three teaching assistants, I explore how…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Ethnography
Orsati, Fernanda Tebexreni – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Discursive practices enacted by educators in kindergarten create a blueprint for how the educational trajectories of students with disabilities get constructed. In this two-year ethnographic case study, I critically examine educators' relationships with students considered to present challenging behaviors in one classroom located in a…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Ethnography, Case Studies, Behavior Problems
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Orsati, Fernanda T.; Causton-Theoharis, Julie – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013
Describing students with disabilities as presenting "challenging behavior" is common in US schools. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the discourse utilized by teachers in order to understand their beliefs and practices surrounding young students considered to present challenging behavior. This study examines teachers' language in…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes