EEX 2010 (Saintil) - Orientation to Exceptional Education: EBook (Electronic) Examples

In her introduction, Pinder (multicultural and gender studies, California State Univ., Chico) notes that "while there is no escape from multicultural studies, there is also no limit to the contexts in which grappling with issues that are critical to multicultural studies can be productive." This wide-ranging volume of 29 essays presents those contexts in two major ways. First, it comprises seven sections, each devoted to a key area: theory, race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, cultural diversity, and education. Second, the 29 essays contextualize these seven areas via a multitude of historical, regional, political, aesthetic, methodological, and topical perspectives. The balance of the essays is noteworthy: some address broad issues (e.g., Sean Robinson's "Multicultural Studies and Sexual Diversity"), and some offer detailed examinations of specific cases (Eduardo Barros Grela's "Chicano Visualities," Sarah Kanbar's contribution on Syrian American identity). Contributors are equally diverse in training, discipline, and rank. Especially noteworthy is the inclusion of many voices of younger scholars and thinkers. What binds the volume is the commitment to a critical multiculturalism that illuminates the relationships of power and oppression among socially constructed subjectivities and cultural formations. The result is a rich volume offering fresh interpretations and new arguments for moving the field forward. --from CHOICE Reviews

Many aspects of drama therapy make it an ideal technique to use with students with special learning needs. This practical resource book for professionals covers the broad spectrum of students attending special needs schools, including those with attention deficit disorder, autism and Asperger syndrome, and students with multiple disabilities. Paula Crimmens places therapeutic storymaking within the context of drama therapy and offers practical advice on how to structure and set up sessions to be compatible with special needs learning environments. She shows how story sessions can address issues of self-esteem and self-mastery, and how their use in groups is invaluable for building social and communication skills. The book includes traditional stories from around the world as session material, and includes guidance on how to devise stories relevant to older students, as well as a review of recent research into the effectiveness of drama therapy in engaging and retaining the attention of students with an intellectual disability. --from Amazon.com