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.