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Peer reviewedYoung, Glenn; Kim, H. Jessica; Gerber, Paul J. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1999
Discusses the failure to identify learning disabilities in female students and the long-term consequences, including dependency on welfare programs. Stresses the need to modify identification procedures to increase sensitivity to learning disabilities in females and to adjust special-education programs to meet the needs of females. (CR)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Learning Disabilities
