Mills, C. (2003). Reducing overrepresentation of african american males in special education: The role of school social workers. Race, Gender & Class, 10(2), 71-83. To date, absent from the ongoing debate surrounding overrepresentation of African American children in special has been the role and responsibilities of school social workers who… Continue Reading Reducing Overrepresentation of African American Males in Special Education: The Role of School Social Workers
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We shall overcome – by focusing on black male students
Gill, D. (2014). We shall overcome – by focusing on black male students. Education Digest, 80(2), 36. African-American males are disproportionately referred to special education and for discipline, and not identified for gifted and talented programs and Advanced Placement courses. District staff met with key stakeholders to refine and enact… Continue Reading We shall overcome – by focusing on black male students
Discursive Positioning in a Fifth-Grade Writing Lesson: The Making of a “Bad, Bad Boy”
Collins, K. M. (2011). Discursive positioning in a fifth-grade writing lesson: The making of a “Bad, bad boy”. Urban Education, 46(4), 741-785. In this article the author draws on the concept of positioning to examine how language is used during one particular fifth-grade writing lesson to construct both the lesson… Continue Reading Discursive Positioning in a Fifth-Grade Writing Lesson: The Making of a “Bad, Bad Boy”