Contemplating Dis/Ability in Schools and Society

David J. Connor is professor of special education/learning disabilities at Hunter College

• A Note from the EditorNote to the ReaderPreface: From World’s End to World’s CenterIntroductionChapter 1: Classroom TeacherChapter 2: Staff DeveloperChapter 3: Doctoral StudentChapter 4: Teacher CoachChapter 5: College ProfessorChapter 6: ScholarChapter 7: Doctoral FacultyChapter 8: Department ChairpersonEpilogueAcknowledgmentsAppendixReferencesAbout the Author

For those interested in pondering how the individual development of an educator can parallel the evolution of a field, David Connor’s book will not disappoint as it vividly portrays the complexities of an innovative educator’s life, demonstrating how the professional and personal are inextricably tied. . . One of the greatest strengths of Contemplating Dis/Ability in Schools and Society is the way in which Connor weaves together the history of the field with the story of his evolution as a lifelong educator. Education is a human endeavor, and to understand how trends evolve is to understand how they rest within the individual educators and scholars who collectively constitute the field. Thus, the reader walks away feeling not only that they know the author more intimately but that they understand in greater depth the course which the field of education (including special education and disability studies) has taken. Connor’s writing in Contemplating Dis/Ability in Schools and Society is warm and inviting. . . . In short, I find this book to be as innovative as its author, offering a unique and personal account of an often clinically-oriented field.