{"product_id":"equity-expansive-technical-assistance-for-school-education-partnerships-to-reverse-racial-disproportionality-9780807768242","title":"Equity Expansive Technical Assistance for School","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the author’s experience leading equity-focused technical assistance centres, this book details approaches to partnering with educators and other stakeholders to eliminate racial disproportionality in special education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgments  ix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction and Overview of the Book  1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: The Quest For Equity And Theory In Partnerships To Eliminate Racial Disproportionality In Special Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.  Disproportionality—A Cultural–Historical Problem in Search of a Cultural–Historical Solution  13\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meeting the Moment With Equity Assistance  13\u003cbr\u003eSorting Through the Research: An Introduction to the Problem of Disproportionality  15\u003cbr\u003eReading the Research: A Synopsis of What We Know About Disproportionality's Root Causes  18\u003cbr\u003eDisproportionality as a Contested Phenomenon: Illuminating and Obscuring Systemic Racism and Ableism  27\u003cbr\u003ePolicy and Practice Approaches to Eliminating Disproportionality  30\u003cbr\u003eResearcher-Led\/Research on Approaches to Eliminating Disproportionality  36\u003cbr\u003eImplications of Existing Research on Technical Assistance Approaches to Remediating Disproportionality  38\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.  Technical Assistance as Cultural–Historical Activity  42\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Enhancing Technical Improvements With Contextual Analysis and Application  47\u003cbr\u003eConsidering Context in the Development and Design of Evidence-Based Practices: Equity Cannot Be \"Implemented\"  49\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3.  Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Equity Expansive Technical Assistance  53\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: Facilitating Critical En\/Counters: The Application Of Equity Expansive Technical Assistance Partnerships To Reverse Racial Disproportionality In Special Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4.  Equity Expansive Technical Assistance  61\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Technical Assistance Organized by Duration and Intensity  61\u003cbr\u003eThe Defining Elements of Equity Expansive Technical Assistance  66\u003cbr\u003eFrom Top-Down Expert to Critically Conscious Partner  67\u003cbr\u003eExpanding and Enhancing Technical Solutions With Contextual and Critical Analysis and Systemic Transformation  79\u003cbr\u003eProcess-Based Conceptualization of Systemic Transformation Informed by Expansive Learning Theory  90\u003cbr\u003eCritical Tools for Encountering and Expanding Policies and Practices  93\u003cbr\u003eRevisiting the Goal of Equity Expansive Technical Assistance: Something for Everyone  106\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.  Equity Expansive Technical Assistance for Reversing Disproportionality  108\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Equity Expansive Learning Cycle(s) of a Technical Assistance Partnership to Eliminate Disproportionality  109\u003cbr\u003eStep 1: Analyzing the \"Dispro Status Quo\"  109\u003cbr\u003eStep 2: Evoking Systemic Tensions, or Framing and Naming the Impact and Relationship of Racism and Ableism  120\u003cbr\u003eStep 3: Introducing Equity Resources as Mediating Artifacts, or Defining the Elements of Equitable (Special) Education, Curriculum, and Instruction  129\u003cbr\u003eStep 4: Equity Expansion of the Object Through Innovative Activity Models, or Expanding the Object to a Coordinated System of Equitable Education Practice, Policy, and Contributing Belief Systems  132\u003cbr\u003eStep 5: Testing out and Refining Innovations, or Engaging in Critical Praxis  132\u003cbr\u003eSteps 6 and 7: Reflecting on and Refining the New Activity Model and Disseminating the Model Through Distributed Activity Systems, or Distributing Equitable Practice  134\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6.  The Florence Unified School District  135\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reframing Perceptions of Isolated Incidents to Understand and Remediate a Pervasive Negative Climate for People of Color  137\u003cbr\u003eThe Primary Contradiction: The Epistemic Question of How We Can Have Two Truths  138\u003cbr\u003eThe Double Bind: We Are Here Because We Want to Help\/We Are Not Your Charity  140\u003cbr\u003eThe Tertiary Contradiction: Seeking Resolution Through Trauma and Harm Reduction  142\u003cbr\u003eRefining the Activity Model: Who Does What, When, and How  142\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7.  Representative SEA Center Partnership  145\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Background for the Partnership  145\u003cbr\u003eSite and Participants  147\u003cbr\u003eHow the Partnership Led to the Study  148\u003cbr\u003eData Collection and Analysis Processes  148\u003cbr\u003eThe Initial Object of Collecting and Distribution of \"Best Practices\": Seeking \"Critical Friends\" to Layer Equity on Technical Acontextual Solutions  149\u003cbr\u003eArtifacts and Contradictions Expanding the Initial Object of Activity: \"Oh My, What Are We Going to Do Now?\"  150\u003cbr\u003eModeling New Solutions: From Technical Strategies to Transformative Asset Pedagogies  158\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8.  Ongoing Cycles and Continued Vigilance  161\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Implications of the Approach  162\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences  167\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndex  191\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author  197\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teachers' College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527782244695,"sku":"9780807768242","price":34.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780807768242.jpg?v=1731869222","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/equity-expansive-technical-assistance-for-school-education-partnerships-to-reverse-racial-disproportionality-9780807768242","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}