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Dysconscious Ableism: Toward a Liberatory Praxis in Teacher Education
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Broderick, Alicia; Lalvani, Priya – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
This study draws upon King's [1991. "Dysconscious Racism: Ideology, Identity, and the Miseducation of Teachers." "Journal of Negro Education" 60 (2): 133-146] concept of "dysconscious racism," extrapolating from it the analogous conceptual device of "dysconscious ableism." We report upon data drawn from an…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Social Bias
Postsecondary STEM Education for Students with Disabilities: Lessons Learned from a Decade of NSF Funding
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Thurston, Linda P.; Shuman, Cindy; Middendorf, B. Jan; Johnson, Cassandra – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2017
The Research in Disabilities Education Synthesis Project (RDE-SP), a four-year mixed methods research project, assessed a decade of funded projects (2001-2011) under the National Science Foundation's Research in Disabilities Education program which is aimed at increasing participation and retention of students with disabilities (SWD) in Science,…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, STEM Education, Disabilities, Mixed Methods Research
Access and Participation in Higher Education of Students with Disabilities: Access to What?
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Ryan, Janette – Australian Educational Researcher, 2011
In 1991, the Australian Government designated students with disabilities as one of the six equity groups that were under-represented in higher education. Since that time, there has been only a modest increase in enrolments of students with disabilities despite government polices and funding of disability support services and programs. People with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Practicums, Disability Discrimination, Negative Attitudes
Relationships between Enrollment in an Inclusive Class and Preschool Children's Ideas about People with Disabilities.
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Diamond, Karen E.; Hestenes, Linda L.; Carpenter, Ellen S.; Innes, Fiona K. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
Comparison of children enrolled in regular (N=31) and inclusive (N=29) preschool programs found that children in inclusive settings had more knowledge of disabilities and gave higher acceptance ratings to children with and without disabilities than did children in regular preschool classes. (DB)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Childhood Attitudes, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Sexuality and Disability--A Matter That Concerns All of Us.
Swedish Inst. for the Handicapped, Bromma. – 1986
Intended as a training manual for medical, educational, and institutional staff who work with disabled adolescents and adults, the booklet seeks to provide basic knowledge and dispel common myths surrounding sexuality and disability. Translated from Swedish, chapter titles and selected subtopics are as follows: (1) "Sexuality and Disability:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attitude Change, Disabilities
The Inclusion of Pupils with Special Educational Needs in Secondary School Physical Education
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Smith, Andrew – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2004
In light of the demands of the revised National Curriculum for Physical Education in England (DfEE/QCA, 1999) and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Discrimination Act (DfES, 2001a), this paper presents some preliminary observations on how PE teachers endeavour to include pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in secondary school…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Physical Education, Inclusive Schools, Disability Discrimination