Black male students’ experiences in Midwest high school self- contained special education classes

This is a qualitative study interviewing high school special education teachers and Black males with learning disabilities or emotional disabilities in self-contained special education settings.Three questions were asked: What were the experiences of Black male high school students in self-contained classrooms? What did they identify as significantly impacting their schooling? How were they prepared for post-high school? Interviews and observations took place that were then coded for emotions and patterns. Results from the study found school structural issues to be a leading cause of student placement and barriers. Students were placed in restricted learning environments without understanding why or the chance to be in general education. Students experienced racial discrimination in various aspects of the school. There was limited post-secondary exposure within the classrooms.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2024

Author dc:creator

• Williams, Tilia Jeanette Detrick

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pak, Yoon K
• Baber, Lorenzo D
• Mason, Terrence
• Bennett, Stacy M

• Special Education
• Placement
• Black Male Student Perspective

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2024 Tilia Williams

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/124338

OAI record oai:identifier

https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=etdms&identifier=oai%3Awww.ideals.illinois.edu%3A2142%2F124338