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Jennifer L. Murphy – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The largest group of students receiving special education services in the United States qualify under the category of Specific Learning Disability (SLD) (Cottrell & Barrett, 2015). The most recent reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) was the first time that federal special education…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Identification, Urban Schools
Kiena S. Hughley – ProQuest LLC, 2020
African American male students are disproportionately represented in special education. The purpose of the current study is to examine the disproportionality of African American male students who are referred to special education programs and are identified special education services, specifically in the areas of Emotional Disturbance (ED),…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, African American Students, Males, Special Education