African American student representation in special education programs

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-310

  Kearns, Tori ^a   Ford, Laurie ^b   Linney, Jean Ann ^c  

^a EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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