Kids in the Middle The Micro Politics of Special Education
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Biographical note
Marshall Strax, an advocate for people with disabilities, is a professor of education at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ. His interests include the intersection of disabilities studies and special education, the politics of special education, and higher education and disability. Carol Strax is an associate professor of education at Dominican College in Orangeburg, New York. A qualitative researcher, her interests include inclusive education, the use of service dogs with people with disabilities, and children’s literature. Bruce S. Cooper, Ph.D., is professor of education leadership and policy at the Fordham University Graduate School of Education in New York City, and the former president of the Politics of Education Association. His interests focus on school politics, finance, and unionization. Cooper recently published a book with Sharon Conley, Keeping and Improving Today's School Leaders: Retaining and Sustaining the Best, that examines the process of preparing, encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and district levels.Kids in the Middle: The Micro Politics of Special Education provides you with the opportunity to learn about special education from the experts, students, their families, and their educators.
- Spencer J. Salend, professor, SUNY New Paltz, and author Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Effective and Reflective Practices,
Kids in the Middle brings fresh and insightful thinking to the complex issues of special education, which involves our nation's most vulnerable students.
- Diane Ravitch, Research Professor in Education at New York University and Brown Chair in Education Policy at Brookings Institution, author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System,
Kids in the Middle helps educators and parents negotiate the complexities of special education by taking the perspective of what is best for the individual child. Likewise, this book raises tough questions about the general utility of longstanding policies that often lose sight of the nuances of context and person.
- Lee S. Shulman, president, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching,