Ability profiling and school failure : one child's struggle to be seen as competent /

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Author / Creator:	Collins, Kathleen M.
Imprint:	Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003.
Description:	xxi, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Ability grouping in education -- United States -- Case studies. Discrimination in education -- United States -- Case studies. Ability grouping in education. Discrimination in education. United States. Case studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4910408

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ISBN:	0805841555 (cloth : alk. paper) 0805841563 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction: A Sociocultural Perspective on [Dis]ability
Chapter 2. The Boy Who Had Something to Say
Chapter 3. "He's What I Would Call 'Out There'"
Chapter 4. "He Was Immediate. He Was Like Immediate"
Chapter 5. "Where's the Evidence?"
Chapter 6. "Jay Just Amazes Me During This, He Really Does"
Chapter 7. "It Will Be Very, Very Difficult for Him to Learn How to Function in the Class"
Chapter 8. "It's like a Burst, a Burst of Fire"
Chapter 9. "You Got to Hear This!"
Chapter 10. "So Who Wrote It?"
Chapter 11. "Jay, We Gotta Find You a Group"
Chapter 12. "I'm the Boy Who Likes Bugs"
Chapter 13. "Do You Think I'm Proper?"
Chapter 14. "This Ain't Easy!"
Chapter 15. "Church Is Not a Game!"
Chapter 16. "I Think That's Why We Became Very Good Friends"
Chapter 17. Ability Profiling and School Failure: Learning From Jay's Story
Epilogue
Appendix. Approaches to Inquiry, Analysis, and Representation
References
Author Index
Subject Index

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