Program
Event Title
Overrepresentation of Minorities in Special Education
Location
Edwards Hall Lobby
Document Type
Poster Presentation (1 hour)
Description
This presentation identifies the main causes of overrepresentation of minorities in special education. Factors that contribute to overrepresentation include poverty, test bias, poor general education classroom instruction, and insufficient professional development for working with diverse students. The goal of this study is to determine if cultural barriers between teachers and students are the main cause for overrepresentation. If a teacher does not understand the various cultures of the students that they are teaching, miscommunications and misinterpretations will occur which will lead to the labeling of students who do not actually have a disability. Surveys will be filled out by teachers and students to determine if they believe their classroom and school is culturally responsive.
Start Date
20-4-2013 9:00 AM
Repository Citation
Kreskow, Kelly, "Overrepresentation of Minorities in Special Education" (2013). Master's Level Graduate Research Conference. 64.
https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/gradconf/2013/program/64
Overrepresentation of Minorities in Special Education
Edwards Hall Lobby
This presentation identifies the main causes of overrepresentation of minorities in special education. Factors that contribute to overrepresentation include poverty, test bias, poor general education classroom instruction, and insufficient professional development for working with diverse students. The goal of this study is to determine if cultural barriers between teachers and students are the main cause for overrepresentation. If a teacher does not understand the various cultures of the students that they are teaching, miscommunications and misinterpretations will occur which will lead to the labeling of students who do not actually have a disability. Surveys will be filled out by teachers and students to determine if they believe their classroom and school is culturally responsive.
Comments
Education Poster Session 1