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Bias in learning disabilities placement

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dc.contributor Wichita State University. Department of Counseling, Educational and School Psychology en_US
dc.contributor.author Stone, B. J. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2012-02-15T21:30:10Z
dc.date.available 2012-02-15T21:30:10Z
dc.date.issued 1993-06 en_US
dc.identifier 8337337 en_US
dc.identifier 0376475 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Psychological reports. 1993 Jun; 72(3 Pt 2): 1243-7. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0033-2941 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1993.72.3c.1243 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10057/4466
dc.description Click on the DOI link below to access the article (may not be free). en_US
dc.description.abstract A nationally representative sample of 20,614 eighth grade students was examined for bias in placement decisions for children said to have learning disabilities. Factors investigated for bias were race, sex, and socioeconomic status. Path analysis showed significant and direct paths from sex and race to placement, controlling for socioeconomic status, academic ability, and behavioral competency. Boys were overrepresented in such classes beyond what their somewhat lower academic and behavioral competencies would predict. Caucasians were similarly overrepresented controlling for other variables in the model. It appears that boys and Caucasians are overrepresented in learning disabilities placements on a national scale even when other contributing factors are controlled. en_US
dc.format.extent 1243-7 en_US
dc.language.iso eng en_US
dc.publisher Ammons Scientific en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Psychological Reports en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Psychol Rep en_US
dc.source NLM en_US
dc.subject.mesh Bias (Epidemiology) en_US
dc.subject.mesh Child en_US
dc.subject.mesh Education, Special/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.subject.mesh Eligibility Determination/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.subject.mesh Female en_US
dc.subject.mesh Gender Identity en_US
dc.subject.mesh Humans en_US
dc.subject.mesh Learning Disorders/classification en_US
dc.subject.mesh Longitudinal Studies en_US
dc.subject.mesh Male en_US
dc.subject.mesh Regression Analysis en_US
dc.subject.mesh Socioeconomic Factors en_US
dc.subject.mesh Learning Disorders/psychology en_US
dc.subject.mesh Learning Disorders/therapy en_US
dc.title Bias in learning disabilities placement en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.coverage.spacial United States en_US
dc.description.version peer reviewed en_US
dc.rights.holder Copyright © 1993 Psychological Reports en_US

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