Cultural Diversity
Cultural diversity refers to the differences among individuals based on their personal experiences and attributes.
A person's culture may include their race, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, nationality, language, religion, political affiliation, and socioeconomic background. Additionally, cultural norms may be influenced by these differences, such as peer and social group interactions and family or community values.
Often, cultural and linguistic diversities are mentioned together (CLD). While cultural diversity may often include linguistic diversity, the two terms are not interchangeable.
Special educators must be culturally responsive to all students, especially those students with disabilities whose culture may influence their educational decisions and outcomes.
Teachers of color in special education often report feeling isolated in their work environments, affecting their sense of belonging and decision to stay in their positions. Although these teachers...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
12/10/2020
Guiding Questions for a Culturally Responsive Framework During Preemployment Transition Services
The purpose of this article is to create guiding questions within a culturally responsive framework for Pre-Employment Transition Service (Pre-ETS) that holds service providers accountable to...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
01/18/2021
Strategies for Helping Parents of Young Children Address Challenging Behaviors in the Home
Including parents in the process of Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) improves both child and family outcomes. This article provides background information on understanding challenging behaviors in...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
03/06/2016
Making Visible the Invisible: Multistudy Investigation of Disproportionate Special Education Identification of U.S. Asian American and Pacific Islander Students
Although disproportionality has been a focus of special education research for more than 50 years, relatively few researchers have addressed potential inequitable or inappropriate treatment of Asian...
Journal Name:
Exceptional Children
Publish date:
03/04/2020
District-Level Achievement Gaps Explain Black and Hispanic Overrepresentation in Special Education
To examine whether special education racial risk ratios reported by U.S. school districts are explained by district-level confounds, particularly, racial achievement gaps, we analyzed merged data ( N...
Journal Name:
Exceptional Children
Publish date:
02/02/2020
The Political Dilemmas of Formative Assessment
The literature base on using formative assessment for instructional and intervention decisions is formidable, but the history of the practice of formative assessment is spotty. Even with the pressures...
Journal Name:
Exceptional Children
Publish date:
03/31/2010
Justifying and Explaining Disproportionality, 1968–2008: A Critique of Underlying Views of Culture
Special education has made considerable advances in research, policy, and practice in its short history. However, students from historically underserved groups continue to be disproportionately...
Journal Name:
Exceptional Children
Publish date:
03/31/2010
Measuring Family Outcomes in Early Intervention: Findings from a Large-Scale Assessment
This article reports data from a large-scale assessment using the Family Outcomes Survey with families participating in early intervention. The study was designed to determine how families describe...
Journal Name:
Exceptional Children
Publish date:
06/30/2010
Disproportionality in Special Education Identification and Placement of English Language Learners
This study explored the extent of disproportionality in the identification and placement of culturally and linguistically diverse students identified as English language learners in special education...
Journal Name:
Exceptional Children
Publish date:
03/31/2011
Growth in Reading Achievement of Students with Disabilities, Ages 7 to 17
Using data from the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SRI International, 2002), this study estimated reading growth trajectories in a nationally representative sample of 3,421 students...
Journal Name:
Exceptional Children
Publish date:
09/30/2011