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ERIC Number: EJ350858
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Making Decisions about Special Education Placement: Do Low-Income Parents Have the Information They Need?
Brantlinger, Ellen Anderson
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v20 n2 p94-101 Feb 1987
Results of interviews with 35 low-income parents indicated: that most had positive feelings about special education; that most lacked information essential for making informed decisions regarding placement; and that parents of learning disabled children perceived their children differently than parents of mentally retarded children. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Interviews, Knowledge Level, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Parent Attitudes, Parent Role, Special Education, Student Placement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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