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Title: Examining Educational Equity: Revisiting the Disproportionate Representation of Minority Students in Special Education.
Author : Exceptional Children
Release Date : January 22, 2006
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 263 KB

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Educational equity can be framed in terms of both equal opportunities and outcomes (Nieto, 1996), including both the contexts in which students participate in educational experiences and the extent to which those experiences enable their academic growth. This study was designed to examine several key aspects of educational opportunities--disproportionate enrollment in special education, disproportionate access to general education settings, and disproportionate access to ancillary services--in one large, southwestern school district. The type of data used and analytic tools employed are also critical considerations in educational equity. As such, they will be briefly discussed in reference to how this current study was conducted. ASPECTS OF EDUCATIONAL EQUITY