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ERIC Number: EJ566283
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
The Disproportionate Representation of African-Americans in Special Education: Looking Behind the Curtain for Understanding and Solutions.
Patton, James M.
Journal of Special Education, v32 n1 p25-31 Spr 1998
Reviews the continuing overrepresentation of African-American children and youth in special education programs for students with learning disabilities, severe emotional or behavioral disabilities, and mental disabilities. Uses a critical-theory model to examine how basic assumptions, world views, beliefs, and epistemologies serve to perpetuate this disproportionality. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Disorders, Black Students, Classification, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Models, Special Education, Student Placement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans
Note: Special Section: Disproportional Representation of Minority Students in Special Education.