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Direct linkTruong, Dieu M.; Barth, Alexandra M.; Mire, Sarah S.; Ayala, Mycah L.; Ramclam, Ashley N.; Tan, Samantha X. L.; McKee, Shannon L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
In public schools, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students are overidentified with autism (AU) but are underrepresented in other special education categories. Such patterns may be result, in part, from overaggregation of data from students representing diverse AAPI ethnic groups. Yet, professionals' implicit biases, limited cultural…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Asian American Students, Pacific Americans, Autism
Download full textSanatullova-Allison, Elvira; Robison-Young, Victoria A. – International Journal of Special Education, 2016
This paper addresses the serious and pervasive problem of the mis-identification of English Language Learners (ELLs) as Learning Disabled (LD). Recent increases in immigration make this problem all the more urgent. The paper outlines problems with current methods of differentiating between learning disabilities and language acquisition processes.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Learning Disabilities, Immigrants, Disproportionate Representation
Hoover, John H.; Chalmers, Lynne; Bornfield, Gail – 1997
This module was developed to provide training at the master's degree level for prospective teachers in the areas of learning disabilities and emotional disturbance to serve students in rural and reservation areas of North Dakota. Project ERICA sought to address the overrepresentation of Native American students in North Dakota's special education…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation
Artiles, Alfredo J., Ed.; Zamora-Duran, Grace, Ed. – 1997
This book discusses the disproportionate representation of students from minority backgrounds in special education and gifted classes, and presents strategies that practitioners can use to better address the educational needs of all students. Chapter 1, "Disproportionate Representation: A Contentious and Unresolved Predicament" (Alfredo J. Artiles…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Classroom Communication, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Sharpe, Michael N. – 1996
This document is the report of one phase of a Minnesota study to examine the problem of misrepresentation and overrepresentation of African American, American Indian, and Latino students in special education. This phase of the study involved eight professional focus groups who examined four broad areas: factors contributing to minority…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
Sharpe, Michael N. – 1998
This document is the report of one phase of a Minnesota study to examine the problem of disproportionate representation in special education of African American, American Indian, Latino, and Asian American students. Phase 3 of the study focused on factors which have led to the underrepresentation, rather than overrepresentation of Asian American…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian American Students, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
