Disability, Stigmatization, and Children's Developing Selves

Misa Kayama is Assistant Professor in the School of Applied Sciences, Department of Social Work at the University of Mississippi, Oxford.Wendy L. Haight is Professor and Gamble Skogmo Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. May-Lee Ku is Emeritus Associate Professor and Director in the International Center for the Promotion of Partner Based Learning in the College of Social Science at Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.Minhae Cho is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Memphis.Hee Yun Lee is Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Endowed Academic Chair on Social Work and Health in the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

• Acknowlegements Guide to Japanese, South Korean, Taiwanese, and U.S. Terms/Concepts Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1. Overview Part 2: The Contexts of Educational Practice Chapter 2. Cultural-historical contexts Chapter 3. Educational policy and practice contexts Chapter 4. Children's development as contextInterlude 1: The Voices of ChildrenPart 3: Educators' Perspectives Chapter 5. Research programChapter 6. Disability and stigmatization as threats to the cultural self Chapter 7. Preventing and repairing harm to children's cultural selfChapter 8. Parent-educator relationshipsInterlude 2: The Voices of Parents Part 4: Conclusion Chapter 9. Lessons learned and ways forwardAppendix A: Definitions of special education disability categories in four countriesAppendix B: Diagnostic criteria for disabilities in ICD-10References