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Disproportional representation of minorities in special education

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a brief exploration of the disproportional
representation of African American students in special education with a focus on addressing racial bias
in the identification process at the school level.
Design/methodology/approach – This inquiry was conducted through a literature search of data
and extant literature on school-level remedies to disproportional representation, particularly bias in the
process of special education identification.
Findings – While racial bias in any process remains difficult to expose, it cannot be eliminated as a
contributing factor in the disproportional representation of African American students in special
education. This review will acquaint the reader with competing explanations and proposed remedies.
Originality/value – Critics have proposed that the disproportional representation of African
American students in special education and in discipline statistics has become a way to segregate
minority students, therefore an exploration of this practice merits concern.

Keywords Education, Race, Multicultural

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Journal for Multicultural Education

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: Emerald Group., 2014

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Journal for Multicultural Education Vol. 8 No. 2, 2014 pp. 81-88

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English

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PENDIDIKAN

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