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Math Growth Trajectories of Students with Disabilities: Disability Category, Gender, Racial, and Socioeconomic Status Differences from Ages 7 to 17
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Wei, Xin; Lenz, Keith B.; Blackorby, Jose – Remedial and Special Education, 2013
This study examined math growth trajectories by disability category, gender, race, and socioeconomic status using a nationally representative sample of students ages 7 to 17. The students represented 11 federal disability categories. Compared with the national norming sample, students in all 11 disability categories had lower math achievement…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
Exclusionary Discipline of Students with Disabilities: Student and School Characteristics Predicting Suspension
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Sullivan, Amanda L.; Van Norman, Ethan R.; Klingbeil, David A. – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
Given the negative outcomes associated with suspension, scholars and practitioners are concerned with discipline disparities. This study explored patterns and predictors of suspension in a sample of 2,750 students with disabilities in 39 schools in a Midwestern district. Hierarchical generalized linear modeling demonstrated that disability type,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics
Self-Concept Development of Students with Disabilities: Disability Category, Gender, and Racial Differences from Early Elementary to High School
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Wei, Xin; Marder, Camille – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
Developmental trajectories of two self-concept constructs (self-confidence and importance beliefs) in three domains (academic, social, and self-image) were estimated in a nationally representative sample of approximately 3,500 students with disabilities ages 8 to 17 representing 11 federal disability categories. Students' self-confidence in the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Racial Differences, Concept Formation, Self Concept