{"product_id":"equity-expansive-technical-assistance-for-schools-education-partnerships-to-reverse-racial-disproportionality-paperback-softback-9780807768242","title":"Equity Expansive Technical Assistance for Schools; Education Partnerships to Reverse Racial Disproportionality (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807768242","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEquity Expansive Technical Assistance for Schools\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEducation Partnerships to Reverse Racial Disproportionality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKathleen A. King Thorius (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807768242\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 June 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.136 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the author's experience leading equity-focused technical assistance centers, this book details approaches to partnering with educators and other stakeholders to eliminate racial disproportionality in special education. Because of its historical and current relevance as an indicator of systemic oppression, Thorius centers disproportionality as a crucial issue to be addressed through technical assistance partnerships. For these partnerships to be successful, technical assistance providers must: (1) support partners in engaging with systemic and individual oppressions that contribute to inequities at the intersections of racism and ableism, and (2) introduce partners to resources that mediate learning about, and development of, locally relevant solutions that abolish racism and ableism in tandem. \u003cem\u003eEquity Expansive Technical Assistance for Schools \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a research-based framework for conducting technical assistance, including vignettes and facilitation guides that educational leaders can use to address disproportionality in special education within their local contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eDetailed protocols for professional dialogue toward eliminating racial disproportionality in special education.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eExpanded definitions and descriptions of disproportionality as an issue of ableism, as well as racism.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eReal-life examples of technical assistance and professional development partnership activities that improve conditions leading to, and outcomes of, disproportionality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgments  ix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction and Overview of the Book  1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3.  Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Equity Expansive Technical Assistance  53\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8.  Ongoing Cycles and Continued Vigilance  161\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Implications of the Approach  162\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences  167\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndex  191\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author  197\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555598004504,"sku":"9780807768242","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/equity-expansive-technical-assistance-for-schools-education-partnerships-to-reverse-racial-disproportionality-paperback-softback-9780807768242","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}