Everybody Belongs: Changing Negative Attitudes Toward Classmates with Disabilities (Critical Education Practice) [Hardcover]

Arthur Shapiro (Author), Joe Kincheloe (Editor), Shirley R. Steinberg (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0815311796 | ISBN-13: 978-0815311799 | Publication Date: December 1, 1998

The evil prosthesis of Captain Hook, the comical speech of Porky Pig, and the bumbling antics of Mr. Magoo are all examples of images in our culture which can become the basis of negative attitudes and subliminal prejudice towards persons with disabilities. These attitudes influence and underlie discriminatory acts, resulting in negative treatment and segregation. A teacher's ability to recognize and counter such images may well determine the success of inclusion and mainstreaming programs in our schools and society. Well-researched and well-written, this book offers practical guidance as grounded in solid research to schools that are wrestling with how to mainstream children with disabilities.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...researched like and referenced like a text book, but written in lay terms to hold the interest of both parents and professionals..
–Exceptional Parent, May 2001

...well grounded and well researched...a remarkably thorough treatment of a timely and significant topic. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and practitioners.
–Choice

Best practice is accomplished when values drive perspectives and attitudes. The book from cover to cover emphasizes the value, to confront bigotry in all its ism forms. Everyone who reads the book will realize that, whatever differences may appear, the differences are not in kind, but only in degree, This realization is enough for the book to have achieved its goal..
–Sheila Saravanabhavan, Virginia State University Disability Studies Quarterly, Winter 2001

About the Author

Dr. Arthur Shapiro has been a special educator on the local, county and state levels for over thirty-five years and is currently a Professor of Special education and Individualized Services at Kean University. For his outstanding work and dedication to disability awareness, Dr. Shapiro has received an OAF Award from the Association of College and Research Librarians and three Media Arts Awards, among numerous others. He has appeared on over twenty television shows and has been interviewed by over thirty newspapers. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 568 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815311796
• ISBN-13: 978-0815311799
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,728,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and thorough resource, February 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Everybody Belongs: Changing Negative Attitudes Toward Classmates with Disabilities (Critical Education Practice) (Hardcover)

Professor Shapiro has provided a first rate addition to the disability literature in this wide ranging and very readable volume. From the need to change attitudes to the historical roots of the oppression of persons with disabilities to the unique problems of special education and many practical suggestions, Shaprio's work is impressive in scope. He has written both a textbook for the field of special education and a reference work useful to all scholars examining disability issues. This book is also a "must read" for policy makers, both in and out of education. As a graduate student in the cultural and intellectual history of disabilities, I expect to make repeated and substantial use of Shapiro's book in the years to come.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A unique, accessible book, July 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Everybody Belongs: Changing Negative Attitudes Toward Classmates with Disabilities (Critical Education Practice) (Hardcover)

Where has this scholar been hiding? Shapiro has written a tome on disabilities and the education of teachers and students--the book has sources, resources and is written in a way that engages the reader immediately. a must have for those involved in education

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding book on a timely, important topic, February 15, 1999

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This review is from: Everybody Belongs: Changing Negative Attitudes Toward Classmates with Disabilities (Critical Education Practice) (Hardcover)

Dr. Shapiro has written an excellent book on an important topic -- how to successfully promote positive attitudes toward students with disabilities.

Unless teachers and parents plan for the social as well as the physical and academic integration of students with disabilities, the concept of inclusion in regular education classes will not work. Students with disabilities will be rejected, teased, and ignored.

"Everybody Belongs" is a sensitively written, practical book for making inclusion work. Shapiro's ideas are based on years of experience and a detailed, insightful understanding of the relevant research and the history of disabilities. It is also based on a keen understanding of schools, teachers, and children.