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ERIC Number: EJ673050
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
Referral Rates for Intervention or Assessment: A Meta-Analysis of Racial Differences.
Hosp, John L.; Reschly, Daniel J.
Journal of Special Education, v37 n2 p67-80 Sum 2003
A review of 10 studies on the rates of referral for intervention or assessment of students from three racial groups (Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic), found the mean risk ratios comparing the referral rates between African American and Caucasian students were significantly different from zero. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans, Incidence, Racial Differences, Referral, Special Education, Student Characteristics, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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