Disability and the Policy Enactment of Global Education Policies in Italy, Chile, and the United States

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session examines and critiques the enactment of global education policies and their implications for students with disabilities in three different countries: Chile, Italy, and the U.S. By analyzing policy developments in different countries and their connection with economic and political forces, the papers explore the effects of intersectional dynamics and micro-physics of power on the educational experiences of children with disabilities and their families. The session also offers a cross-country comparison by the discussant

Sub Unit

• SIG-Disability Studies in Education

Chair

• Federico R. Waitoller, University of Illinois at Chicago

Papers

• Global Education Reforms and the Italian Dispositif of Inclusion - Francesca Peruzzo, University of Birmingham

• Searching Schools at the Intersection of Disability and Race - Federico R. Waitoller, University of Illinois at Chicago; Christopher A. Lubienski, Indiana University

• The Discursive Production of Student's Profile in Chile's New School Admission System - Juan de Dios Oyarzun, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Discussant

• Nirmala Erevelles, University of Alabama