Disproportionality: A Look at Special Education and Race in the Commonwealth. Education Research Brief

Autor/in	Deninger, Matthew
Institution	Massachusetts Department of Education, Office of Strategic Planning, Research, and Evaluation
Titel	Disproportionality: A Look at Special Education and Race in the Commonwealth. Education Research Brief
Quelle	(2008), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; African American Students; Federal Legislation; Disproportionate Representation; Politics of Education; Special Education; Racial Composition; Racial Discrimination; Hispanic American Students; White Students; Asian American Students; Eligibility; Racial Differences; Educational Policy; Disabilities; Disability Identification; Student Placement; Mainstreaming; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Bundesrecht; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Racial bias; Rassismus; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Eignung; Rassenunterschied; Politics of education; Handicap; Behinderung; Schülerpraktikum
Abstract	African Americans account for approximately 12.4 percent of the United States population. They also account for approximately 79 percent of the players in the National Basketball Association. On average, African American and Hispanic students are found eligible for special education services at higher rates than their populations would suggest, while white and Asian students are less likely to be found eligible for special education relative to the size of their respective populations. This national trend, known simply as "disproportionality," has recently become the subject of greater scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). Federal legislation has states more engaged than ever in researching, identifying, and modifying special education policies or procedures that result in disproportionality. The purpose of this paper is to present the most recent data concerning disproportionality in the Commonwealth and to promote a more complete understanding of its complexities. (Contains 5 figures and 13 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5023. Tel: 800-439-2370; Tel: 781-338-3000; Web site: http://www.doe.mass.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10