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Direct linkRenicca Carter – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The disproportionality of African American male students diagnosed with disabilities and placed in special education services compared to their White counterparts raises questions about how students are identified for testing, assessed, and placed into special education in public schools. This study explores the special education placement…
Descriptors: African Americans, Elementary School Students, Males, Special Education
Peer reviewedKim, Woori; Kim, Jiyeon; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia – Exceptionality, 2021
This study investigated teachers' experiences and perspectives on the identification of and educational support for students at risk for disabilities. Three focus groups with general education teachers and four with special education teachers were conducted. The interview data were analyzed using grounded theory methodology. The results, based on…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, At Risk Students
Chamberlain, Steven P. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2019
In 2010, "Intervention in School and Clinic" undertook a project to interview "giants" in the fields of learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disabilities. The purpose of the interviews was to document the perspectives and reflections of leaders who had contributed to their respective fields over several decades (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Educational Finance
Torres, Tera, Ed.; Barber, Catherine R., Ed. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2017
Special education law and practice have undergone profound transformation over the past 50 years. Students with disabilities are now more likely to receive a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment possible; however, the ideals of the law have not always been manifested in effective practice. Although special education…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Case Studies, Disability Identification
Cohen, Daniel R.; Burns, Matthew K.; Riley-Tillman, Christopher; Hosp, John L. – Communique, 2015
Recently in a "New York Times" op-ed entitled "Is Special Education Racist?" Morgan and Farkas (2015) confront conventional wisdom that there are too many minority students in special education stating, "The real problem is that Black children are underrepresented in special education classes when compared with White…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, Special Education
Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2018
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Gage, Nicholas; Gersten, Russell; Sugai, George; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca – Behavioral Disorders, 2013
Disproportionate representation of English learners in special education has been a longstanding and ongoing concern. However, research examining disproportionate representation of English learners receiving special education services for emotional and/or behavioral disorders (EBD) has been limited. To address this gap, a meta-analysis of…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, English Language Learners, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
Wiley, Andrew L.; Kauffman, James M.; Plageman, Kristen – Exceptionality, 2014
Underidentification of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD; emotional disturbance or ED in federal language) is a critical issue, perhaps explainable in part by causal attributions of problem behavior associated with conservatism. Conservatism in 58 counties in the state of California was measured by finding the percentage of…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Special Education
Houston Independent School District, 2017
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2016
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Beaudet, Arthur L. – Child Development, 2013
Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) has emerged as a powerful new tool to identify genomic abnormalities associated with a wide range of developmental disabilities including congenital malformations, cognitive impairment, and behavioral abnormalities. CMA includes array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) and single nucleotide polymorphism…
Descriptors: Genetics, Genetic Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Identification
Cruise, Keith R.; Evans, Lisa J.; Pickens, Isaiah B. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Previous research has established that justice-involved youth have higher rates of both learning disabilities and mental health disorders compared to youth in the community. Both need areas raise substantial intervention and rehabilitation concerns that must be addressed via educational and mental health service plans. The current study…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2015
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2014
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Scull, Janie; Winkler, Amber M. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2011
This report examines trends in the number of special-education students and personnel at both the national and state levels from 2000-01 to 2009-10. It finds that the overall population of special-education students, after decades of increases, peaked in the 2004-05 school year and has declined since. But within this population, individual…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification
