Maysaa S Bazna
Biographic Data
| ID | 6589293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maysaa S Bazna |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maysaa S |
| FAMILY NAME | Bazna |
| SIGNATURE | BAZNA M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Silencing the center
This qualitative study investigates the interaction between local and imported knowledges in a specific case of transnational importation; the whole‐sale importation of the American medical learning disabilities (LDs) model in Kuwait. A discourse analysis of the narratives of local educators at the only school for LDs in the country reveals a belief in the value of the imported model over their personal, experiential and cultural knowledge in the…
Would rethinking learning disabilities benefit Kuwait
Learning disabilities education in Kuwait grew from Kuwaiti’s wholesale importation of the Western, medical model of disability – a model basically incompatible with Kuwaiti culture. Conflicting factors include its problematic normal/abnormal binary, its assumption that the ‘deficit’ is located in the student and the segregation of students by label. As proponents of disability studies we investigate whether, and if so how, Arab educators at Kuwa…
Would rethinking learning disabilities benefit Kuwait
Learning disabilities education in Kuwait grew from Kuwaiti’s wholesale importation of the Western, medical model of disability – a model basically incompatible with Kuwaiti culture. Conflicting factors include its problematic normal/abnormal binary, its assumption that the ‘deficit’ is located in the student and the segregation of students by label. As proponents of disability studies we investigate whether, and if so how, Arab educators at Kuwa…
Silencing the center
This qualitative study investigates the interaction between local and imported knowledges in a specific case of transnational importation; the whole‐sale importation of the American medical learning disabilities (LDs) model in Kuwait. A discourse analysis of the narratives of local educators at the only school for LDs in the country reveals a belief in the value of the imported model over their personal, experiential and cultural knowledge in the…
Would rethinking learning disabilities benefit Kuwait
Learning disabilities education in Kuwait grew from Kuwaiti’s wholesale importation of the Western, medical model of disability – a model basically incompatible with Kuwaiti culture. Conflicting factors include its problematic normal/abnormal binary, its assumption that the ‘deficit’ is located in the student and the segregation of students by label. As proponents of disability studies we investigate whether, and if so how, Arab educators at Kuwa…
Disability Education and Employment (2 works) · Experiential learning (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Center (category theory (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Disability Rights and Representation (1 work) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (1 work)