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ERIC Number: EJ671476
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Understanding Factors that Contribute to Disproportionality: Administrative Hiring Decisions.
Klingner, Janette K.; Harry, Beth; Felton, Ronald K.
Journal of Special Education Leadership, v16 n1 p23-33 May 2003
A study involving 12 elementary schools investigated hiring and placement decisions of school district-level personnel and principals. Findings indicate inequities in the quality of leadership and instruction in the inner-city schools exacerbate efforts to reduce disproportionate placements of culturally and linguistically diverse children into special education. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disproportionate Representation, Elementary Education, Minority Group Children, Minority Group Teachers, Principals, Special Education, Student Diversity, Student Placement, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Selection, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Critical Issues in Urban Special Education.