Effects of Ethnic Membership, Socioeconomic Status, and Home Language on LD, EMR, and EH Placements
- 1 May 1983
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Learning Disability Quarterly
- Vol. 6 (2) , 195-200
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1510797
Abstract
Proportions of special education placements for Anglos, Blacks, and Hispanics were compiled for a large elementary school district in the Southwest. Also, types of placements were examined for each group within the context of socioeconomic status (low or mid-high) and home language (Spanish or English). Results showed significant ethnicity x socioeconomic status interaction effects, with mid-high Spanish-speaking Hispanics being placed at the highest rate and mid-high Blacks being placed least frequently. Further examination of the data revealed that the learning disability category was by far the most frequently assigned placement. The article contains a discussion of the factors which may have influenced the results and implications for placement decision making.Keywords
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