Building Cultural Reciprocity With Families: Case Studies in Special Education

by Beth Harry, Maya Kalyanpur, Ph.D. Day, Monimalika

Eight case studies help to show how using cultural reciprocity to build a framework for relationships can help to strengthen interactions between special education professionals and families. Harry, Kalyanpur, and Day, all special education scholars, examine the culture of special education itself, while helping to show educators how they can understand and appreciate how their cultures and those of their clients can affect relationships. They also give suggestions about how to facilitate conversations with families in order to form cultural goals for their children. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

227 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1999