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Peer reviewedHorner, Charlotte M.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Briefly outlines the National Research Council's 1979 study of minority student representation in special education classes. Outlines results from recent study analyzing the ethnic make-up of children labeled "learning disabled" in a large school district in Texas. Results indicate that a disproportionate number of minority students are…
Descriptors: Bias, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Smith, Susan G. – 1977
Recent legal decisions, coupled with Federal and State statutes, require the New York City Board of Education to follow definite guidelines in providing equal educational opportunities for its handicapped children. Among the problems raised are those of classification and labeling, criticized by some as a procedure that focuses more on pathology…
Descriptors: Classification, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Peer reviewedSales, T. Bradford; Fox, C. Lynn – Education, 1982
Outlines the skills necessary (objectivity, effective parental involvement, assessment preparation, implementing a least-biased assessment, analyzing the information) for a multidisciplinary team to make appropriate educational assessments of minority students as mandated by the Education for All Children Handicapped Act (Public Law 94-142).…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Diagnosis, English (Second Language), Ethnic Bias
