2,102
Views
34
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Migration and ethnic group disproportionality in special education: an exploratory study

, , , &
Pages 625-639 | Received 01 Aug 2008, Accepted 28 Jan 2009, Published online: 22 Jul 2009

References

  • Alur , M. 2007 . “ The lethargy of a nation: Inclusive education in India ” . In Policy, experience and change: Cross‐cultural reflections on inclusive education , Edited by: Barton , L. and Armstrong , F. 91 – 106 . Dordrecht , , The Netherlands : Springer .
  • Artiles , A.J. 1998 . The dilemma of difference: Enriching the disproportionality discourse with theory and context . The Journal of Special Education , 31 ( 1 ) : 32 – 6 .
  • Artiles , A.J. and Klingner , J.K. 2006 . Forging a knowledge base on English language learner with special needs: Theoretical, population, and technical issues . Teachers College Record , 108 ( 11 ) : 2187 – 94 .
  • Artiles , A.J. , Rueda , R. , Salazar , J. and Higareda , I. 2005 . Within‐group diversity in minority disproportionate representation: English language learners in urban school districts . Exceptional Children , 71 : 283 – 300 .
  • Assembly of First Nations . n.d. . A declaration of First Nations Assembly of First Nations. http://www.afn.ca/article.asp?id=52
  • Barton , L. and Armstrong , F. 2007 . “ Introduction ” . In Policy, experience and change: Cross‐cultural reflections on inclusive education , Edited by: Barton , L. and Armstrong , F. 1 – 4 . Dordrecht , , The Netherlands : Springer .
  • Bevan‐Brown , J. 2006 . Beyond policy and good intentions . International Journal of Inclusive Education , 10 ( 2–3 ) : 221 – 34 .
  • Blanchett , W.J. 2006 . Disproportionate representation of African American students in special education: Acknowledging the role of White privilege and racism . Educational Researcher , 35 ( 6 ) : 24 – 8 .
  • Brown , C. and Wills , R. 2000 . Special education 2000—Getting it right together? Paper presented at the International Special Education Congress, July 24–28 , UK : in Manchester .
  • Canadian Government . 2001 . Aboriginal peoples of Canada. Statistics Canada http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/abor/canada.cfm
  • Canadian Government . 2003 . Natural resources Canada. Atlas of Canada http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/peopleandsociety/population/Aboriginalpopulation/abo_1996/subdivision
  • Canadian Government . 2008 . Canadian immigration statistics Canadian Immigration Job Issues. http://www.canadaimmigrants.com/statistics2.asp
  • Center for Public Education . 2008 . School demographics: What is the ethnic and racial makeup of our schools? National School Board Association http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org
  • Coutinho , M.J. and Oswald , D.P. 2000 . Disproportionate representation in special education: A synthesis and recommendations . Journal of Child and Family Studies , 9 ( 2 ) : 135 – 56 .
  • Drilik , A. 1999 . Formations of globality and radical politics . The Review of Education/Pedagogy/Cultural Studies , 21 ( 4 ) : 301 – 38 .
  • Dyson , A. and Gallannaugh , F. 2008 . Disproportionality in special needs education in England . Journal of Special Education , 42 ( 1 ) : 36 – 46 .
  • European Roma Rights Centre . 2007a . The ERRC legal strategy to challenge racial segregation and discrimination in Czech schools . Roma Rights Quarterly , European Roma Rights Centre. http://www.ceeol.com/aspx/publicationdetails
  • European Roma Rights Centre . 2007b . The impact of legislation and policies on school segregation of Romani children European Roma Rights Centre. http://www.ceeol.com/aspx/publicationdetails
  • Ferri , B.A. and Connor , D.J. 2005a . In the shadow of Brown: Special education and overrepresentation of students of colour . Remedial and Special Education , 26 ( 2 ) : 93 – 100 .
  • Ferri , B.A. and Connor , D.J. 2005b . Tools of exclusion: Race, disability, and (re)segregated education . Teachers College Record , 107 ( 3 ) : 453 – 74 .
  • Gelb , S.A. and Mizokawa , D.T. 1986 . Special education and social structure: The commonality of ‘exceptionality’ . American Educational Research Journal , 23 ( 4 ) : 543 – 57 .
  • Gibson , M.A. and Rojas , A.R. 2006 . Globalization, immigration, and the education of ‘new’ immigrants in the 21st century . Current Issues in Comparative Education , 9 ( 1 ) : 69 – 76 .
  • Goldstein , H. 2004 . Education for all: The globalisation of learning targets . Comparative Education , 40 ( 1 ) : 7 – 14 .
  • Herrnstein , R.J. and Murray , C. 1994 . The bell curve: Intelligence and class structure in American life , New York : Free Press .
  • Hosp , J.L. and Reschly , D.J. 2004 . Disproportionate representation of minority students in special education: Academic, demographic, and economic predictors . Exceptional Children , 32 ( 7 ) : 67 – 80 .
  • Indian and Northern Affairs Canada . 2004 . Quality in First Nations education. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/edu/finre/qua_e.html
  • Katzenbach de Ramírez , S. 1997 . Deutsch Lernen—(K)ein Problem? Sprache und Sprachkompetenz als Instrument der Integration , Bonn : Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für die Belange der Auslander .
  • Losen , D.J. and Orfield , G. , eds. 2002 . Racial inequity in special education , Cambridge , MA : Harvard Publishing Group .
  • MacMillan , D.L. and Reschly , D.J. 1998 . Overrepresentation of minority students: The case for greater specificity of the variables examined . The Journal of Special Education , 32 : 15 – 24 .
  • Massey University . 2000 . Executive summary, special education 2000 , Massey University . http://specialeducation-research.massey.ac.nz/Reports/reportsphase2/Chap1.pdf
  • Matheson , J. 2006 . A report on New Zealand student engagement 2005 Government of New Zealand. http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2303/3557
  • Mattson , L. and Caffrey , L. 2001 . Barriers to equal education for aboriginal learners: A review of the literature , Vancouver : British Columbia Human Rights Commission .
  • McBride , S.R. and McKee , W. 2001 . Over‐representation of aboriginal students reported with behaviour disorders: A report to the Ministry of Education—British Columbia McBride Management Ltd. http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/abed_over.pdf
  • Ministry of Education, Province of British Columbia . 2001 . How are we doing? An overview of aboriginal education results for province of BC 2001 , British Columbia Ministry of Education . http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/results.pdf
  • Ministry of Education, Province of British Columbia . 2002 . How are we doing? , Vancouver : British Columbia Ministry of Education . Demographics and performance of aboriginal students in BC public schools
  • Minority Rights Group International . 2006 . State of the world’s minorities 2007: Events of 2006 , London : Minority Rights Group International .
  • Minow , M. 1990 . Making all the difference: Inclusion, exclusion and American law , Ithaca , NY : Cornell University Press .
  • New Zealand Council for Educational Research . 2000 . Schools must reach out to Māori parents for students to succeed . Inside , 31 ( 2 ) : 1 http://www.nzcer.org.nz/pdfs/ResearchedSep.pdf
  • New Zealand Department of Labour . 2008 . Migration trends 2006/7 Government of New Zealand. http://www.immigration.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/814ACAD1-743B-4B8E-A4FB-A2B492360FFD/0/MigrationTrends200607.pdf
  • New Zealand Ministry of Education . 1995 . Special education policy guidelines , Wellington : Ministry of Education .
  • New Zealand Ministry of Education . 2003 . Student numbers as at 1 July 2003 Government of New Zealand. http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/schooling/july_school_roll_returns/6028/student_numbers_as_at_1_july_2003
  • New Zealand Ministry of Education . 2006 . State of education in New Zealand: 2006 Government of New Zealand. http://www.educationcounts.edcentre.govt.nz/publications/ece/state_of_education_in_new_zealand_2006
  • New Zealand Ministry of Health . 2004 . Living with disability in New Zealand Government of New Zealand. http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/35c56e093758b96fcc256f320007bdfb?OpenDocument
  • Open Society Institute . 2005 . Equal access to quality education for Roma. Summary 1 of the EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program of the Open Society Institute , New York : Open Society Institute .
  • Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) . 2004 . Equity in education. Students with disabilities, learning difficulties and disadvantages , Paris : OECD .
  • Papastephanou , M. 2005 . Globalisation, globalism and cosmopolitanism as an educational ideal . Educational Philosophy and Theory , 37 ( 4 ) : 533 – 51 .
  • Pearl , A. 1997 . “ Cultural and accumulated environmental deficit models ” . In The evolution of deficit thinking: Educational thought and practice , Edited by: Valencia , R.R. 132 – 59 . Bristol : Falmer, Taylor & Francis .
  • Peters , S.J. 2004 . Inclusive education: An EFA strategy for all children , Washington, DC : World Bank .
  • Powell , J.J.W. 2006 . Special education and the risk of becoming less educated . European Societies , 8 ( 4 ) : 577 – 99 .
  • Powell , J.J.W. 2009 . To segregate or to separate? The institutionalization of special education in the United States and Germany . Comparative Education Review , 53 ( 2 ) : 161 – 87 .
  • Silver , J. , Mallett , K. , Greene , J. and Simard , F. 2002 . Aboriginal education in Winnipeg inner city high schools , Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives . http://ius.uwinnipeg.ca/pdf/Aboriginal-education.pdf
  • Skiba , R. , Simmons , A. , Ritter , S. , Kohler , K. , Henderson , M. and Wu , T. 2006 . The context of minority disproportionality: Practitioner perspectives on special education referral . Teachers College Record , 108 ( 7 ) : 1424 – 59 .
  • Söhn , J. 2008 . Bildungsunterschiede zwischen Migrantengruppen in Deutschland: Schulabschlüsse von Aussiedlern und anderen Migranten der ersten Generation im Vergleich . Berliner Journal für Soziologie , 18 ( 3 ) : 401 – 31 .
  • Statistics New Zealand . 2008 . Māori , Government of New Zealand . http://www.stats.govt.nz/people/communities/maori.htm
  • Statistisches Bundesamt . 2001 . Bildungsstatistik, Fachserie 11, Reihe 1 , Wiesbaden , , Germany : Statistisches Bundesamt .
  • Statistisches Bundesamt . 2002 . Bildungsstatistik, Fachserie 11, Reihe 1 , Wiesbaden , , Germany : Statistisches Bundesamt .
  • Statistisches Bundesamt . 2004 . Bildungsstatistik, Fachserie 11, Reihe 1 , Wiesbaden , , Germany : Statistisches Bundesamt .
  • Statistisches Bundesamt . 2005 . Bildungsstatistik, Fachserie 11, Reihe 1 , Wiesbaden , , Germany : Statistisches Bundesamt .
  • Stewart , W.D. 1993 . Immigration and education: The crisis and the opportunities , Lanham , MD : Lexington Books .
  • Suarez‐Orozco , M.M. 2001 . Globalization, immigration, and education: The research agenda . Harvard Educational Review , 71 ( 3 ) : 345 – 65 .
  • Tamatea , L. 2005 . The Dakar Framework: Constructing and deconstructing the global neo‐liberal matrix . Globalisation, Societies and Education , 3 ( 3 ) : 311 – 34 .
  • UNESCO . 1990 . World declaration on education for all UNESCO. http://www.unesco.org/education/efa/ed_for_all/background/world_conference_jomtien.shtml
  • UNESCO . 1994 . Salamanca statement and framework for action on special needs education UNESCO. http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/disovlf.htm
  • UNESCO . 1999 . Salamanca five years out. A review of UNESCO activities in the light of the Salamanca statement and framework for action on special needs education , Paris : UNESCO .
  • UNESCO . 2000 . Dakar framework for action UNESCO. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001211/121147e.pdf
  • UNESCO . 2002 . Education for all: An international strategy to put the Dakar framework for action on education for all into operation , Paris : UNESCO .
  • United Nations . 2006 . International migration 2006 , New York : United Nations .
  • US Census Bureau . 2006a . Hispanic population in the United States US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov
  • US Census Bureau . 2006b . We the people: American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States , Washington, DC : US Department of Commerce . Census 2000 Special Report
  • US Census Bureau . 2007 . The American community: American Indians and Alaska Natives—2004, American Community Survey Reports. US Department of Commerce http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/acs-07.pdf
  • US Department of Education . 2006 . Data tables for OSEP state reported data US Department of Education. https://www.ideadata.org
  • US Department of Education . 2007 . 27th annual report to Congress on the implementation of the Individuals with disabilities act, 2005 , Vol. I , Washington, DC : US Department of Education .
  • US Government . 2007 . State Department background notes , Department of State Bureau of Public Affairs . http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
  • Wagner , S.J. and Powell , J.J.W. 2003 . “ Ethnisch‐kulturelle Ungleichheit im deutschen Bildungssystem: Zur Überrepräsentanz von Migrantenjugendlichen an Sonderschulen ” . In Wie man behindert wird , Edited by: Cloerkes , G. 183 – 208 . Heidelberg : Winter .
  • Wehmeyer , M.L. and Schwartz , M. 2001 . Disproportionate representation of males in special education services: Biology, behavior, or bias? . Education and Treatment of Children , 24 ( 1 ) : 28 – 45 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.