“I don’t like to be told that I view a student with a deficit mindset”
Why it Matters that Disability Studies in Education Continues to Grow
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21831805 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David J Connor (0000-0002-2886-8149, The Graduate Center, CUNY, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 20-41 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Disability Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1929-9192 • E-ISSN: 1929-9192 |
| Publisher | University of Waterloo (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.15353/cjds.v9i5.689 |
| OpenAlex | W3118346941 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
In this article I use personal narrative to provide a commentary on the value of Disability Studies in Education (DSE). Through a mixture of recollections, observations, and descriptions, along with engagement with scholarship in the fields of both special education and DSE, I highlight ways in which I and other scholars have utilized the latter in our daily professional practices. First, I describe the point in my educational career when I came into contact with Disability Studies (DS). Second, I share the beginnings of how DSE came into existence through the work of a coalition of critical special educators. Third, I provide instances of DSE in action, highlighting a recent in-service presentation and other examples. Fourth, I explain why DSE is needed to protect and develop conceptualizations of disability outside of the traditional special education realm. Fifth, I illustrate the benefits of DSE’s interdisciplinary nature. Finally, I assert that DSE provides a visionary lens for improving educational practices for students with disabilities. In closing, I advocate for DSE’s continued growth in helping change deficit-based understandings of disability that continue to pervade education and society
Disability studies · Epistemology · Mindset · Narrative · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Realm · Scholarship · Sociology · Special education · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Disability Rights and Representation · Gender Studies · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Law · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |