Minority Overrepresentation and Underservicing in Special Education.

Losen, Daniel J.

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ERIC Number: EJ637130

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Publication Date: 2002

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Minority Overrepresentation and Underservicing in Special Education.

Losen, Daniel J.

Principal, v81 n3 p45-46 Jan 2002

Suggests that racial discrimination contributes to the overrepresentation of minority students in special education. Offers several practical suggestions that principals can use to identify discrimination and reduce minority overrepresentation in special education. (PKP)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Civil Rights, Disproportionate Representation, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Group Children, Principals, Special Education

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Language: English

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