SPCD 511: Social Construction of Disability
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February
10, 2012
Topic:
Sociology of Disability
Class
outline:
| quick questions and
quandaries |
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Announcements
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| APA Tip of the Day: Errors in quotes |
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Interactive presentation on paradigms
(Note: this presentation will continue next week when we delve deeper into
the three dominant paradigms in education). |
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Quick Write: Which one of the assumptions
underlying our special education system do you most strongly agree or disagree
with? Why or why not? |
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Interactive presentation: underlying assumptions |
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Small group
activity:
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Compare and contrast
the assumptions underlying special education (pp. 678-679) with the assumptions
of an ecological orientation towards disability (pp. 689-690). Discuss
the implications for special education of a move toward a more ecological
foundation.
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Minute Paper |
Overheads:
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Handouts:
Bogdan
& Kugelmass' underlying assumptions
Food
for thought -- paradigmatic change
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Reading
Questions:
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Authors: Bogdan
& Knoll (1995)
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The authors state that "special education,
as it was conceived and still practiced, attributes a child's failure in
school to some flaw within him or her" (p. 678). To what extent to you
agree that academic failure is due to a lack within the student? |
| 2.) |
What ideas do you take away from the section
about research (pp. 682-687)? |
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How does ecological theory, discussed
in this chapter, relate to the theoretical frameworks presented in last
week's reading by Jones? |
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What are some ways that you have seen
"handicapism" manifested? |
| 5.) |
On page 701, Bogdan and Knoll identify
10 recurring stereotypical themes in the popular media. What recent films,
television programs, or book have you seen/read that included one or more
of these themes? |
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In general, what seems to be the point
of this chapter? |
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Now that you've read this chapter:
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what seem to be some important concepts in
this reading?
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what are some new terms for you?
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what new questions do you have?
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Extra
Resources:
Website Links:
Readings from
the recommended readings:
Phillips, M. J. (1992).
"Try harder": The experience of disability and the dilemma of normalization.
In P. M. Ferguson & D. L. Ferguson & S. J. Taylor (Eds.), Interpreting
disability: A qualitative reader (pp. 213-227). New York: Teachers
College Press...
Poplin, M. S. (1988a).
Holistic/constructivist principles of the teaching/learning process: Implications
for the field of learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities,
21(7), 401-416.
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Poplin, M. S. (1988b).
The reductionistic fallacy in learning disabilities: Replicating the past
by reducing the present. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 21(7),
389-400.
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Reid, D. K. (1988).
Reflections on the pragmatics of a paradigm shift. Journal of Learning
Disabilities, 21(7), 417-420.
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Forness, S. R. (1988).
Reductionism, paradigm shifts, and learning disabilities. Journal of
Learning Disabilities, 21(7), 421-424.
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Kimball, W. H.,
& Heron, T. E. (1988). A behavioral commentary on Poplin's discussion
of reductionist fallacy and holistic/constructivist principles. Journal
of Learning Disabilities, 21(7), 425-428, 447..
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Julia Scherba de Valenzuela,
Ph.D.
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