Beyond Compliance : Reclaiming Agency in Special Education
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
889557060Y
ISBN-13
9798895570609
Publisher
Harvard Educational Publishing Group
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Harvard Educational Publishing Group
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GB
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GB
Publication Date
Mar 10th, 2026
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
454 grams
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Relating to people with visible or hidden disabilities, impairments or conditionsTeacher trainingTeaching of specific groups & persons with special educational needsTeaching of students with different educational needsTeaching of students with emotional & behavioural difficultiesTeaching of students with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties or disorders
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Examining US K-12 special education, this work exposes how rigid implementation of IDEA can inadvertently reinforce racial and ability inequities. Blending current research with vivid classroom insights, it urges educators to break free from mere rule-following and pursue transformative, locally driven equity reform.
An astute analysis of how the US Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is enacted in K–12 schools and a clarion call for a shift away from perfunctory compliance and toward true equity
In Beyond Compliance, Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides underscores the urgent need for change in how US schools implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Voulgarides finds that, although the landmark legislation has benefited millions of eligible public school students with disabilities, it has also indirectly amplified educational inequities, such as the enduring problem of racial disproportionality in special education across classifications, placements, and disciplinary outcomes. Through analysis of the latest research and stories of special education in action, Voulgarides shows that IDEA’s success depends greatly on how it is interpreted and applied by educators and school administrators.
The book guides practitioners in a critical examination of special education policies and procedures in their institutions. It provides critical tools, concepts, and question prompts to analyze IDEA compliance and its equity impacts on individuals and systems. It gives an actionable framework to help educators recognize the paradox of compliance—where adherence to the letter of the law does not always produce favorable outcomes for students—and its contributing factors, and to identify pathways for transformation that move toward racial and ability equity at the local level.
Ultimately, Voulgarides makes a compelling case for schools to practice a more adaptive compliance to IDEA legislation to provide meaningful educational access and opportunity.
In Beyond Compliance, Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides underscores the urgent need for change in how US schools implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Voulgarides finds that, although the landmark legislation has benefited millions of eligible public school students with disabilities, it has also indirectly amplified educational inequities, such as the enduring problem of racial disproportionality in special education across classifications, placements, and disciplinary outcomes. Through analysis of the latest research and stories of special education in action, Voulgarides shows that IDEA’s success depends greatly on how it is interpreted and applied by educators and school administrators.
The book guides practitioners in a critical examination of special education policies and procedures in their institutions. It provides critical tools, concepts, and question prompts to analyze IDEA compliance and its equity impacts on individuals and systems. It gives an actionable framework to help educators recognize the paradox of compliance—where adherence to the letter of the law does not always produce favorable outcomes for students—and its contributing factors, and to identify pathways for transformation that move toward racial and ability equity at the local level.
Ultimately, Voulgarides makes a compelling case for schools to practice a more adaptive compliance to IDEA legislation to provide meaningful educational access and opportunity.
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