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de Plevitz, Loretta – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2006
Recent reports on Indigenous education have revealed that high proportions of students have been placed in special classes for intellectual disability or behaviour disorders. This is not an isolated phenomenon. Indigenous students in Canada and Romani children in Europe are also disproportionately represented in special schooling. This paper asks…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Racial Segregation, Mental Retardation, Special Classes
Griffey, Quentin L.; Griffey, Ann M. – 1989
A survey of 163 special educators in North Carolina examined aspects of abuse and neglect of their students over the last 3 years. Students were mentally handicapped (MH), learning disabled (LD), or behaviorally/emotionally handicapped (BEH). Of the respondents, 43% stated that they had reported at least one case of suspected abuse or neglect…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Elementary Secondary Education