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ERIC Number: EJ581727
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
Ethnic Representation in Special Education: The Influence of School-Related Economic and Demographic Variables.
Oswald, Donald P.; Coutinho, Martha J.; Best, Al M.; Singh, Nirbhay N.
Journal of Special Education, v32 n4 p194-206 Win 1999
A study of 4,455 school districts found African-American students were about 2.4 times more likely to be identified as mildly mentally retarded and about 1.5 times more likely to be identified as seriously emotionally disturbed than their non-African-American peers. Economic and demographic variables were significant predictors of disproportionate representation. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Demography, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation, Economic Factors, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Mild Mental Retardation, Minority Group Children, Predictor Variables, Racial Differences, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans