{"title":"Addressing Disproportionality in Special Education Using a Universal Screening Approach","authors":"B. Dever, T. Raines, E. Dowdy, Cody A. Hostutler","doi":"10.7709/JNEGROEDUCATION.85.1.0059","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Current research places an emphasis on outcomes, rather than the processes, that lead to disproportionality in special education. In most instances, referrals for special education are based on teacher perception, rather than data. Using a norm-referenced self-report instrument to assess behavioral and emotional risk, this study compared those identified as at-risk by the instrument to those presently receiving special education services within a nationally representative sample of 4946 children. The results indicated demographics including gender, race, and socioeconomic status were more predictive of special education status than self-report of risk. These findings suggest that a data-driven approach to inform referral for special education may contribute to efforts to reduce the disproportionate placement of students of color and males in special education.","PeriodicalId":39914,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Negro Education","volume":"283 1","pages":"59 - 71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"39","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of Negro Education","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.7709/JNEGROEDUCATION.85.1.0059","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract:Current research places an emphasis on outcomes, rather than the processes, that lead to disproportionality in special education. In most instances, referrals for special education are based on teacher perception, rather than data. Using a norm-referenced self-report instrument to assess behavioral and emotional risk, this study compared those identified as at-risk by the instrument to those presently receiving special education services within a nationally representative sample of 4946 children. The results indicated demographics including gender, race, and socioeconomic status were more predictive of special education status than self-report of risk. These findings suggest that a data-driven approach to inform referral for special education may contribute to efforts to reduce the disproportionate placement of students of color and males in special education.
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The Journal of Negro Education (JNE), a refereed scholarly periodical, was founded at Howard University in 1932 to fill the need for a scholarly journal that would identify and define the problems that characterized the education of Black people in the United States and elsewhere, provide a forum for analysis and solutions, and serve as a vehicle for sharing statistics and research on a national basis. JNE sustains a commitment to a threefold mission: first, to stimulate the collection and facilitate the dissemination of facts about the education of Black people; second, to present discussions involving critical appraisals of the proposals and practices relating to the education of Black people.
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