Examining educational equity: Revisiting the disproportionate representation of minority students in special education

Exceptional Children

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-441

  De Valenzuela, J S ^a   Copeland, Susan R ^a   Qi, Cathy Huaqing ^a   Park, Miwha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

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EID: 33746406757     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290607200403     Document Type: Article

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