35.052 - Beyond the Nod to Justice in Disability Studies in Education: A Symposium Revisiting the Scholarship of Thomas M. Skrtic

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This year's CFP asks, “Is justice a compelling interest in education research, theorizing, and policy-making?” Thomas Skrtic addressed this early in his career, noting: “Once one accepts the position that special education can be viewed in alternative disciplinary ways [that] each perspective has different implications for the lives of children labeled disabled . . . there is no morally or ethically defensible argument for special education to continue to rely on an exclusively biological/psychological interpretation of “disability” (1986:14). Further, “sustained discourse on the moral, ethical, and political implications” inherent in special education was needed to expand “critique and discourse to the entire system of public education” (16). This symposium considers Skrtic’s theory, research, policy, praxis for Disability Studies in Education.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Disability Studies in Education

Chair

• Linda P. Ware, SUNY - College at Geneseo

Papers

• When Opposites Attract: The Alchemy of an Adhocrat and a Bureaucrat - David Egnor, United States Department of Education

• "Skrticizing" a New Generation of Special Educators - Zachary A. McCall, University of Missouri - Kansas City

• Tom Skrtic: The Intellectual Tradition of a Discontent - Beth A. Ferri, Syracuse University; David J. Connor, Hunter College - CUNY

• Knock, Knock. Who's There? Skrtic. Skrtic Who? - Andrea Dinaro, Illinois State University; Linda P. Ware, SUNY - College at Geneseo

Discussant

• Roger C. Slee, University of London