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Factors Contributing to the Overrepresentation of Black Elementary Students in Special Education in Suburban Public School Settings.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Factors Contributing to the Overrepresentation of Black Elementary Students in Special Education in Suburban Public School Settings./
Author:	Henderson, Carmen Darlene.
Description:	1 online resource (134 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-12(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-12A(E).
Subject:	Educational leadership. -
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ISBN:	9780438155138

Factors Contributing to the Overrepresentation of Black Elementary Students in Special Education in Suburban Public School Settings.
Henderson, Carmen Darlene.

Factors Contributing to the Overrepresentation of Black Elementary Students in Special Education in Suburban Public School Settings. - 1 online resource (134 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-12(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Gwynedd Mercy University, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references

Black students have been historically overrepresented in special education in public school settings across the United States. This dissertation explored teacher awareness, education, perceptions, practices, training, and utilization of the Intervention & Referral Service Process (I&RS) as factors contributing to the overrepresentation of Black students in special education. A convergent mixed-methods research design was employed to address two research questions centralized around the principal objectives of this study. Survey data were collected and analyzed from 112 teachers from eight public elementary schools spanning across two school districts located in the suburbs of Central and Southern New Jersey. This study revealed that 57.14% (n = 64) of teachers felt their education programs were inclusive of courses on cultural competency, and 58.92% (n = 66) of teachers were provided training in their districts on culturally responsive teaching practices. In addition, 81.25% (n = 91) of teachers perceived that their practices demon- strate culturally responsive strategies to teach Black students. In this study, 69.64% (n = 78) of teachers thought their districts had appropriate academic supports to meet Black students' needs. Teachers responded that they were not reluctant to refer Black students to their districts' I&RS process (96.42%; n = 108).

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780438155138Subjects--Topical Terms:

585508
Educational leadership.
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554714
Electronic books.

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