Jan Valle

 Ed.D.            Teachers College, Columbia University

Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Disability Studies/Learning Disabilities, 2005

M.A.               Furman University  

Special Education/Learning Disabilities, 1984

B.A.                Furman University

Special Education/Emotional Handicaps, 1978

Undergraduate:

EDCE 41500  Student Teaching Seminar in Childhood Education

Graduate:

EDCE 4500K  Disability Studies and the Arts
EDCE 6000K  Introduction to Educating Language Minority Students with Disabilities

Qualitative Research:  Disability Studies in Education

Primary focus:  intersectionality of race, class, gender, language, culture, and disability 

• parents and families of children with disabilities
• parent and professional collaboration in schools
• disability studies in education—implications for classrooms, parents, and research
• implementation of inclusive classroom practices
• disability and the arts

Books

Valle, J. W., & Connor, D.J. (2010). Rethinking disability: A disability studies approach to inclusive practices. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Valle, J. W. (2009). What mothers say about special education:  From the 1960s to the present.  New York, NY:  Palgrave.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Baglieri, S., Bejoian, L., Broderick, A., Connor, D. J., & Valle, J. W. (in press).
[Re]claiming” inclusive education” toward cohesion in educational reform:
Disability studies unravels the myth of the normal child. Teachers
College Record.

Valle, J.W., Connor, D.J., Broderick, A., Bejoian, L., & Baglieri. (in press). Creating alliances against exclusive practices. Teachers College Record.

Valle, J.W. (in press). Down the rabbit hole: A commentary on research about parents and special education. Remedial and Special Education.

Baglieri, S., Valle, J., Connor, D., & Gallagher, D. (in press). Disability studies in
education: The need for a plurality of perspectives on disability. Remedial and Special Education.

Valle, J., Connor, D., & Reid, D. K. (2006). IDEA at 30: Looking back, facing forward: A disability studies perspective. Special Series: Disability Studies Quarterly, (on-line journal).

Office Hours

Tuesday   3:30-4:30

Thursday  3:30-4:30

And by appointment through email.