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Gender and Sociodemographic Factors and the Disproportionate Identification of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Emotional Disturbance.
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Coutinho, Martha J.; Oswald, Donald P.; Forness, Steven R. – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
Analysis of Department of Education national survey data found that school districts' sociodemographic characteristics were strongly associated with the proportion of students identified as having emotional disturbance (ED). Results also indicated a clear association between ethnicity/gender and the likelihood of being identified as having ED,…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances