DEE693 Disability Studies in Educational Seminar

This seminar introduces the student to the interdisciplinary field of disability studies in education, including its tenets and its approaches to theory, research, and practice. Basic concepts in the field are examined, particularly comparisons between the medical and social models of disability and the implications of both. Contemporary regional and global issues, problems, and debates are explored as relate to K-12 and postsecondary inclusive education. Prerequisite(s): Admission to a doctoral program in NCE, post-masters status, or consent of instructor. 3 semester hours