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Reading, Special Education, and Instructional Technology Office: HH 409 Office Telephone: 410-704-3122 E-Mail: mkalyanpur@towson.edu |
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| EDUC 734 | Mainstreaming Students with Disabilities |
| EDUC 737 | Teacher as Researcher |
| SPED 428 | Working with Families of Children with Disabilities |
| SPED 301 | Introduction to Special Education |
| Ph.D. 1994 | Syracuse University (NY) | Major: Special Education |
| M.A. 1980 | Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) | Major: Indian History |
| B.A. 1978 | Delhi University (India) | Major: English Literature |
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
| 1994-present | Towson State University | Assistant Professor, Department of Reading, Special Education and Instructional Technology |
| 1992-1994 | University of Maryland at College Park | Faculty Research Associate |
| 1986-1992 | Syracuse University (NY) | Course Instructor and Teaching Assistant |
| 1980-1985 | Center for Special Education (India) | Director and Classroom Teacher |
| SELECTED PROFESSIONAL, SCHOLARLY AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES |
| Books: |
| Kalyanpur, M. & Harry, B. (1999). Culture in Special
Education: Building a Posture of Reciprocity in Parent-Professional
Relationships. Baltimore: Paul Bookes.
Harry, B., Kalyanpur, M. & Day, M. (1999). The Posture of Cultural Reciprocity: A Practical Approach to Collaborative Relationships with Families from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds. Baltimore: Paul Brookes Adger, C. T., Kalyanpur, M., Peterson, D., & Bridger, T. (1995) Engaging Students: Thinking, Talking and Cooperating. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. |
| Selected Articles: |
| Kalyanpur, M. (in press). Transferring the concept of parent
empowerment in special education from developed to developing countries:
Implications and alternatives. Published proceedings of the 1998 International
Symposium on Local Concepts and Beliefs of Disability in Different Cultures,
Gustav-Stresemann-Institut, Bonn, Germany.
Kalyanpur, M., Harry, B., & Skrtic, T., (in press) Equity and advocacy expectations of culturally diverse families’ participation in special education. International Journal of Disability. Harry, B., & Kalyanpur, M. (in press). Involvement in schools by families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with children in special education. In C.R. Reynolds & E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Special Education, 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley Kallyanpur, M. (1999). Special education epistemology as a product of western culture: Implicaitons for non-western families of children with disabilities. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 22, 111-118. Kalyanpur, M. (1999). Difference or deviance? The interaction between cultural interpretations of classroom behavior and the labeling of young children. Early Childhood Conference, Towson University, Towson, MD, March 1999. McCarthy, L., Kalyanpur, M., Harry, B., Rao, S.S., & Blue-Banning, M. (1998). The role of qualitative research in issues on cultural and linguistic diversity. Symposium on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners, Washington, DC, November 1998. Makyanpur, M. (1998). The meaning of culture of immigrant families of children with disabilities. International symposium on Local Concepts and Beliefs of Disability in Different Cultures, Gustav-Stresemann-Institut, Bonn, Germany, May 1998. |
| Professional Service: |
| Member, Dissertation Committee, for 3 students in Ph.D. programs at
UMCP and UMBC.
Guest reviewer for Mental Retardation, Critical Inquiry into Curriculum and Instruction, and International Journal of Disability, Development and Education. Board Member (Membership), Eastern Educational Research Association, 1998-present. |
| Professional and Academic Association Membership: |
| Early Childhood Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 1997-present
Division for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, Council for Exceptional Children, 1998-present |
| Funded Projects: |
| Faculty Development Grant, 1998-1999.
Post-doctoral fellowship, Beach Center for Families and Disability, 1997-1998. Distinguished Performance Award for Independent Research, Syracuse University,1989. |