A Closer Look: Disproportionality among Rural School Districts

Autor/inn/en	Contopidis, Ellen; Leroux, Janet M.; Halpern, David
Titel	A Closer Look: Disproportionality among Rural School Districts
Quelle	In: Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 10 (2007) 1-2, S.147-159 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-1888
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Action Research; Focus Groups; Disproportionate Representation; School Districts; Educational Finance; Questionnaires; Special Needs Students; Minority Group Children; African American Students; Disability Identification; Compliance (Legal); Classification; Barriers; Social Bias; General Education; At Risk Students; Special Education; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Projektforschung; School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsfonds; Fragebogen; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen
Abstract	The study conducted included four school districts that were addressing New York State Chapter 405 citations related to disproportionality. The purpose of this study was to identify the districts' common characteristics related to disproportionality, as well as common approaches and processes used to address the issue. An action research, multi-case study method was used, with the researchers assuming the dual role of consultants and researchers. Data were collected from questionnaires and facilitated focus group discussions. This paper will address both the methods and findings of the study. Implications of the results and recommendations for practice in interdistrict support will be discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10