Festus E. Obiakor, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 336 pp

ISBN-10:	0131178121
ISBN-13:	9780131178120

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This comprehsive text is designed for courses in multicultural special education and courses where diversity is the focus when working with students with special needs.  Edited by the expert in multicultural special education, each chapter focuses on the fundamental principles of special education and their connection to appropriate educational programming and services for multicultural learners based on the research and experience in the fields of special and general education.  Each chapter, written by a well-known researcher in that area, opens with a case and application, and concludes with discussion questions with references fostering the reader to critically think about being responsive to teaching all learners. 

Chapter 1        Multicultural Special Education in Today's Schools

Chapter 2        Bilingualism and Special Education

Chapter 3        Litigation and Legislation: Impact on Multicultural Special Education

Chapter 4        Working with Multicultural Learners with Communication Disorders

Chapter 5        Working with Multicultural Learners with Cognitive Disabilities

Chapter 6        Working with Multicultural Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities

Chapter 7        Working with Multicultural Learners with Behavioral Problems

Chapter 8        Working with Multicultural Learners with Gifts and Talents

Chapter 9        Working with Multicultural Learners with Autism

Chapter 10      Working with Multicultural Learners with Traumatic Brain Injury

Chapter 11      Working with Multicultural Learners with Physical and Health Impairments

Chapter 12      Working with Multicultural Learners with Hearing Loss

Chapter 13      Working with Multicultural Learners with Visual Impairments

Chapter 14      Early Childhood Multicultural Special Education

Chapter 15      Multicultural Special Education Transition Programming

Chapter 16      Family Empowerment and Multicultural Special Education

Chapter 17      Culturally Responsive School Leadership for Exceptional Learners

Chapter 18      Transforming Special Education through Culturally Responsive Practices

Chapter 19      Teacher Preparation and Multicultural Special Education

Chapter 20      Using Technology to Advance Multicultural Special Education

Chapter 21      Multicultural Special Education: Future Perspectives

• Focuses on how general and special education teachers and practitioners can make education better for multicultural learners-Makes the case for educating teachers to work with all students.
• Written to prepare educators and related professionals on how to get the best out of all students.
• 21 Chapters-Responding to all categories of exceptionalities from multicultural perspectives-Discusses issues related to human existence and survival.
• Each chapter begins with a pertinent case-Sets the stage for themes and ideas presented in the chapter, followed by reflective questions to initiate thought-provoking dialogues.
• Each chapter has 10 points that conclude with "What a Culturally Responsive Educator Must Do" followed by five Discussion Questions.
• Easy to read and easily accessible-Helps undergraduate and graduate students develop their knowledge base and analyze pedagogical implications of various issues.