Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Learning disabled children--Education--United States; Children with social disabilities--Education--United States; Learning disabled children--United States--Identification; Children with social disabilities--Education; Learning disabled children; Learning disabled children--Education; United States; Field guides;
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative study is to help in making sense of the at-risk phenomenon. The implications throughout this study are based on the constructivist paradigm in that we create things such as at-risk and not discover them, therefore, allowing us to change the way things are. The data collected throughout this study developed into four main contradictions. The first contradiction, We Can't Define At-Risk, but Treat It Like a Thing, presents a variety of definitions of at-risk which represent the inability to define such an ambiguous term. The second contradiction, Moving Towards Inclusion During the Creation of Another Category, presents data that implies the creation of another category that obtains a very diverse group of students. The third contradiction, We Say We Care About Children, but Fail to Invest In Them, acknowledges innovative programs, new initiatives, and funding specifically for at-risk children. In spite of these efforts, more and more children are being deemed at-risk. The final contradiction, Cycling Through the Same Problems of Special Education Under a Different Name, makes comparisons among other disability labels as well as provides insight as to why many students are being deemed at-risk within the research site.
Year of Submission
1999
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Special Education
First Advisor
Deborah Gallagher
Second Advisor
Christopher Kliewer
Third Advisor
John Smith
Date Original
1999
Object Description
1 PDF file (59 leaves)
Copyright
©1999 Karri Elizabeth Beath
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Beath, Karri Elizabeth, "Making Sense of the At-Risk Phenomenon" (1999). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2012.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2012
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