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Dr.
Luretha Lucky
Associate
Professor
Department of Education and Psychological
Studies
Florida
International University
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A
Systematic Description of the Ways Prereferral Intervention
Strategies are Identified and Implemented for Minority
Students
Although
students are referred for special education services
for a variety of reasons, one important finding is that
minority students, especially those of African descent,
are consistently placed in special education at a higher
rate than other ethnic groups in a majority of schools
and school districts nationwide. The situation, which
spans both the academic and social milieu, raises questions
about the effectiveness of related educational programs,
particularly prereferral practices, biases in testing
and placement practices, the level of parental involvement,
and awareness of cultural diversity within the student
population.
This
study will investigate (a) the extent to which there
is an explicit or tacit systematic description of the
ways prereferral intervention strategies are identified
and implemented for students referred for special education
programs and (b) the outcomes associated with these
strategies.
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