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Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: Are They Allowed to Participate in Activities?
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Plata, Maximino; Trusty, Jerry; Glasgow, Danny – Journal of Educational Research, 2005
Fifty-one Anglo American (28 educationally successful, 23 educationally at risk) and 20 African American (10 educationally successful, 10 educationally at risk) high school boys participated in a study to determine their willingness to allow same-sex peers with learning disabilities (LD) participate in a variety of activities. Kruskal-Wallis…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Learning Disabilities
Perceptions and Needs of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Parents of Children Receiving Learning Disabilities Services.
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Torres-Burgo, Nydia I.; Reyes-Wasson, Pamela; Brusca-Vega, Rita – Bilingual Research Journal, 1999
A survey of 50 Hispanic and non-Hispanic parents of children with learning disabilities examined treatment of the two groups of parents in the special education process, parents' involvement in the process, and how parental treatment compared to the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). Strategies are suggested to maximize…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Educational Needs, Elementary Education, Hispanic Americans
Comparison of Anglo and Mexican American Male High School Students Classified as Learning Disabilities.
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Whitworth, Randolph H. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1988
Compares intelligence and achievement test results from learning disabled (LD) and normal Mexican American high school students with those of Anglo LD and normal students. No differences in performance IQ between Mexican and Anglo LDs. Suggests language proficiency or sociocultural factors, not learning disabilities, cause differences. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Anglo Americans, Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis
The Influence of Student Ethnicity on Teachers' Behavior Ratings of Normal and Learning Disabled Children.
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Elliott, Stephen N.; Argulewicz, Ed N. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1983
Devereaux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale scores of 64 handicapped and nonhandicapped Anglo and Mexican American children were analyzed for effects of ethnicity and diagnostic labels on Anglo teachers' ratings of children's behaviors in mainstream classrooms. Significant differences by ethnicity appeared in ratings of…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Behavior Rating Scales, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
The Relation of Interactions and Story Quality among Mexican American and Anglo American Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Lopez-Reyna, Norma A. – Exceptionality, 1997
A study that videotaped 12 Mexican-American and 12 Anglo-American junior high school students with learning disabilities while they wrote stories in ethnically heterogeneous and homogeneous dyads, found students were skilled in maintaining positive and assertive reciprocal interactions whether they were paired with partners of the same or…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Interrelationships, Ethnic Relations
Ethnicity and Language Dominance--Influence on the Prediction of Achievement Based on Intelligence Test Scores in Nonreferred and Referred Samples.
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Palmer, Douglas J.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
A sample of 236 elementary-level Black, Hispanic, and Anglo pupils, referred or nonreferred for learning disabilities, were assessed with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and the Kaufman-Assessment Battery for Children cognitive and achievement scales. Results showed that referral status, ethnicity, and language proficiency…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Black Students, Elementary Education
Everyday Stressors in the Lives of Anglo and Hispanic Learning Handicapped Adolescent.
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Zetlin, Andrea G. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1993
The sociocultural context of the lives of five Hispanic American and five Anglo learning-disabled adolescents was studied over a school year to determine everyday stressors and coping strategies. In addition to the typical concerns of adolescents, cultural conflicts and learning handicapped status are major sources of stress. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Behavior Patterns, Context Effect