About SIG DSE

Objectives:

Disability Studies is an emerging interdisciplinary field of scholarship that critically examines issues related to the dynamic interplays between disability and various aspects of culture and society. Disability studies unites critical inquiry and political advocacy by utilizing scholarly approaches from post-positivist social sciences as well as the humanities and the arts. When specifically applied to educational issues, Disability Studies promotes the importance of infusing analyses and interpretations of disability throughout all forms of educational research, teacher education, and graduate studies in education.

Purpose:

To encourage Disability Studies in education; to provide an organizational vehicle for networking among Disability Studies researchers in education; and to increase the visibility and influence of Disability Studies among all educational researchers.

Co-chairs

Robin M. Smith and Susan Peters

2004 Program Chairs

Nirmala Erevelles and Gregg Beratan

LISTSERV

There is a LISTSERV for SIG Disability Studies in Education members. For more information contact Scot Danforth.

Membership Information

Information for joining SIG Disability Studies in Education is available at the AERA membership page.