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Rodney Nillsen – Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 2024
Equal representation as a social issue is about the participation of one social group, in a particular context, in proportion to the numbers in the group within the total population. The proportion of women in parliament, and of the participation rate of students of lower socioeconomic status in higher education, are examples. The aims of this…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Disproportionate Representation, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education
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Banks, Joanne; Shevlin, Michael; McCoy, Selina – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2012
Within categories of special educational needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties have received much attention in recent years, particularly in relation to their definition and identification by parents and teachers. This paper stems from previous research which highlights how children from disadvantaged backgrounds and those attending…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Disadvantaged Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, Disproportionate Representation
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Begeer, Sander; El Bouk, Saloua; Boussaid, Wafaa; Terwogt, Mark Meerum; Koot, Hans M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
This study examined (1) the distribution of ethnic minorities among children referred to autism institutions and (2) referral bias in pediatric assessment of autism in ethnic minorities. It showed that compared to the known community prevalence, ethnic minorities were under-represented among 712 children referred to autism institutions. In…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Autism, Pediatrics, Probability