Studies of Handicapped Students: Volume I. Whom Do Teachers Identify as Handicapped? [microform] : Volume II. Teacher Identification of Handicapped Pupils (Ages 6-11) Compared with Identification Using Other Indicators / Patricia A. Craig and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5355803
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Craig, Patricia A
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.]] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1978
- 402 p.
- Summary:
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Presented is a two-volume study of the characteristics of students identified as handicapped from educational, clinical, and psychological evaluations. The first volume describes an analysis (based on surveys collected by the National Center for Health Statistics) of the affects on identification of 14,185 6- to 17-year old students of family income, race, population size of place of residence, and geographic location. Among six primary findings reviewed are that all three types of teacher-identified handicaps (physical, mental, and speech) were significantly concentrated in the low income elementary school population, and that teachers identified both mental and speech handicaps at a significantly more frequent rate for Black than White elementary students. The second volume explores variations in rates and the characteristics of over 7,000 students (6-11 years old) selected by teacher recommendations, medical examination findings, school behaviors, test scores, developmental histories, and parent responses as possibly needing special education resources. Findings are detailed for eight types of handicapping conditions, including hearing and visual impairments, speech handicaps, and mental retardation. Among findings noted are the small overlap and lack of agreement in children identified by sets of selected indicators, although there was a consistent pattern of identification found across socioeconomic groups for many handicapping conditions. It is explained that the studies have implications for emphasizing the importance of the federal requirement for multiply assessment of children prior to special education placement. (CL)
- Notes:
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- Availability: SRI International, 333 Ravenswood, Menlo Park 94025 ($10.00).
- Sponsoring Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: 300-76-0025.
- ERIC Note: Appendix C may be marginally legible due to small type.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA. Educational Policy Research Center
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1978
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