South Asia and Disability Studies
Redefining Boundaries and Extending Horizons
Incorporating scholarship that addresses the social, economic, cultural, and historical facets of the experience of disability in South Asia, this book presents the reader with a comprehensive, cogent, and nuanced view of the constructions of disability in this region. In doing so, it focuses on the lived experiences of people with disabilities and their families, analyzing such disabling barriers as poverty, caste, and other inequities that limit their access to education, employment, equity, and empowerment. It addresses the interpretations of disability within different South Asian contexts including policy, family, educational systems, fi…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Rao, Shridevi (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4331-1910-1
- EAN: 9781433119101
- Produktnummer: 17475311
- Verlag: Peter Lang
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 330 S.
- Masse: H22.5 cm x B15.0 cm x D1.7 cm 465 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 465
Über den Autor
Shridevi Rao (PhD in special education, Syracuse University) is Associate Professor at the Department of Special Education, Language, and Literacy at The College of New Jersey. She has conducted several ethnographic studies and authored articles that focus on families', teachers', and teacher candidates' constructions of disability. Maya Kalyanpur (PhD in special education, Syracuse University) is Associate Professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching at the University of San Diego. She has authored books and numerous articles on international special education policy and programs in the United States, India, and Cambodia, with a focus on issues relating to families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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