Disproportionality in education and special education : a guide to creating more equitable learning environment / edited by Amity Lynn Noltemeyer and Caven S. McLoughlin
Chapter 1 -- THE HISTORY OF INEQUITY IN EDUCATION; Section 1 -- DISPROPORTIONALITY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION; Chapter 2 -- RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPROPORTIONALITY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION; Chapter 3 -- GENDER DISPROPORTIONALITY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION; Chapter 4 -- PATTERNS AND CORRELATES OF THE DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF LINGUISTIC MINORITY STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION; Section 2 -- DISPROPORTIONALITY AND DISCIPLINE; Chapter 5 -- RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPROPORTIONALITY IN SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION; Chapter 6 -- DISPROPORTIONALITY IN DISCIPLINARY OUTCOMES BY GENDER
Chapter 7 -- DISPROPORTIONALITY IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMSection 3 -- IMPROVING EQUITY IN EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION; Chapter 8 -- CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICE; Chapter 9 -- ADDRESSING DISCIPLINE DISPROPORTIONALITY WITH SYSTEMIC SCHOOLWIDE APPROACHES; Chapter 10 -- ADDRESSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP WITH RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION; Chapter 11 -- CREATING EQUITABLE SCHOOL POLICIES TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS ETHNIC DISPROPORTIONALITY IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PRACTICES; INDEX
Summary
Given the burgeoning number of diverse students in our nation's schools, coupled withGiven the burgeoning number of diverse students in our nation's schools, coupled with the potentially negative outcomes and wasted resources associated with the misidentification of students for special education and excessive use of exclusionary discipline for specific subgroups of students, it is imperative that educational professionals understand and address the implications arising from disproportionality for children both with and without disabilities. This text contributes unique perspectives and up-to-
