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ERIC Number: EJ334296
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Labeling Theory as Applied to Learning Disabilities: Survey Findings and Policy Suggestion.
Smith, Ronald W.; And Others
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v19 n4 p195-202 Apr 1986
A survey of special education teachers, school officials, and parents of learning disabled students suggested that labelers attach multiple and sometimes conflicting meanings to "learning disabled," that formal and informal criteria are employed by labelers, and that backgrounds, work duties, and interest of labelers apparently influence their decisions. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Labeling (of Persons), Learning Disabilities, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Surveys, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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