Law, culture, and children with disabilities: Educational rights and the construction of difference.

Pre-IDEA.  Discusses research on use of interdisciplinary Committees on Special Education (CSE) when creating IEP.  Discusses parental views and impressions and their effects on the decision-making process.  When parents understood the role and perspective of the CSE members, their satisfaction with the CSE increased. Discusses successful use of advocates for children w/disabilities in the Madison, WI school district, but says that most CSE’s are resistant to this.  Data was collected primarily through interviews of parents and professionals.