Relationships among States' Fiscal and Demographic Data and the Implementation of P.L. 94-142.

McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Owings, Maria F.

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ERIC Number: EJ457403

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Relationships among States' Fiscal and Demographic Data and the Implementation of P.L. 94-142.

McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Owings, Maria F.

Exceptional Children, v59 n3 p247-61 Dec-Jan 1993

This study, which explored the feasibility of using extant national data to study implementation of special education programs, examined the relationships between (1) state-level fiscal and demographic variables, and (2) identification rates and cumulative placement rates for certain categories of special education students in 1976, 1980, and 1983. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Economic Factors, Educational Economics, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Incidence, Income, Program Implementation, Special Education, Student Characteristics, Student Placement, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers

Language: English

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