05:300:383 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.1: Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Specific Developmental Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
20 Mar 2017
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Introduction to special education - chapter 3. 1 - disproportionality in special education. Consider how bias can influence our judgements and processes we follow to provide fair and equal opportunities. Definition : a mismatch between home and school cultures. Definition : unequal proportion of group membership percentage in the general school population. Overrepresentation = when a group"s percentage in special education is higher than their. Underrepresentation = when a group"s percentage in special education is lower than it is in the general school population. We have evidence that disproportionality, while linked to poverty, also is strongly connected to: Values, attitudes, and cultural competencies of school administrators and staff. A result of a combination of factors: [consider maslow"s hierarchy of needs (a student cannot put thought and effort into academics if he/she does not have food or shelter)] Honor the view of school as a cultural practice.
