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ERIC Number: EJ361089
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Special Education Referrals as an Index of Teacher Tolerance: Are Teachers Imperfect Tests?
Shinn, Mark R.; And Others
Exceptional Children, v54 n1 p32-40 Sep 1987
The study examined teacher accuracy and bias in referring 570 students (grades 2-6) for special education placement. Students perceived as handicapped were accurately characterized by low reading achievement, but disproportionate numbers of Blacks and a greater percentage of males than females were referred from a population of low readers. (JW)
Descriptors: Bias, Elementary Education, Ethnic Discrimination, Identification, Reading Achievement, Referral, Sex Bias, Special Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Response
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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