ERIC Number: EJ1221667
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2165-1434
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Transitioning Racial/Ethnic Minorities with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Related Services
Gary, Kelli W.; Sima, Adam; Wehman, Paul; Johnson, Khalilah R.
Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, v42 n3 p158-167 Aug 2019
Related services were examined for 1,400 racial/ethnic transitioning minorities enrolled in the National Longitudinal Transition Study--2 database after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic variables. Propensity methods balanced minorities (32%) and nonminorities (68%) on demographic and socioeconomic factors. Logistic regressions determined predictors of each outcome while incorporating propensity scores and survey weights. Education and income influenced more service receipt; whereas, percentage of persons with free or reduced lunch and minorities in high school had lower service receipt. After incorporating propensity scores, differences between minorities and nonminorities attenuated for occupational therapy and career counseling and increased for assistive technology with no services reaching significance after adjustment. Complex analyses incorporating socioeconomic factors best determine differences between racial/ethnic transitioning minorities with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Ethnic Groups, Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies, Transitional Programs, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Databases, Socioeconomic Status, Educational Attainment, Income, Lunch Programs, High School Students, Outcomes of Education, Predictor Variables, Occupational Therapy, Career Counseling, Assistive Technology, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Native Language, Language Usage, Family Environment, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) (DHHS/ACL); Department of Education (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students
Grant or Contract Numbers: H133A100007