Download full textERIC Number: ED624589
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 18
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The Intersections of Learning Dis/ability, Ethnicity, and Emotionality in Education: The Voice of Sophia Cruz. Equity by Design
Herna´ndez-Saca, David
Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
The purpose of this "Equity by Design Research Brief" is to summarize a study by Dr. David Hernández-Saca of student Sophia Cruz's experiences of being labeled with a Learning Disability (LD), and what the meaning of LD was for her. The purpose of the study was to center student voice within the traditional special education field of LD in order to better understand LD at the intersections of ethnicity and emotionality.
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Minority Group Students, Racism, Hispanic American Students, Student Experience, Student Characteristics, Student Needs, At Risk Students, Labeling (of Persons), Social Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center. 902 West New York Street. Indianapolis, IN 46202. Tel: 317-278-3493; Web site: https://greatlakesequity.org/map-eac
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP EAC)
Grant or Contract Numbers: S004D110021
