Reimagining Special Education: A Case for Integrating the Five Pursuits in the IEP Process

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 12:40 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
  In Roundtable Session: Reimagining Special Education: Integrating Equity and Community Knowledge (Table 4)

Abstract

Focusing on the theme “Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal,” this paper explores the scholarship of culturally responsive education (CRE) and the application of the five pursuits- identity, skills, intellect, criticality, and joy, into Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). By reimagining IEPS through the five pursuits the proposed approach aims to remedy and repair historical and ongoing injustices,foster just educational practices that meet the unique learning needs of students with disabilities and improve outcomes for students with intersectional identities.

Author

• Latesha Watson, Temple University