TY - JOUR
T1 - Special education in urban america
T2 - It's not justifiable for many
AU - Gottlieb, Jay
AU - Alter, Mark
AU - Gottlieb, Barbara W.
AU - Wishner, Jerry
PY - 1994/1
Y1 - 1994/1
N2 - We review current practices in urban school districts related to referral and placement of academically low-functioning children in special education. Data we have collected over a 10-year period indicate that today's child with learning disabilities functions very similarly to the way students with educable mental retardation performed 25 years ago. We discuss the characteristics and needs of inner-city special education youngsters and the difficult options facing school administrators.
AB - We review current practices in urban school districts related to referral and placement of academically low-functioning children in special education. Data we have collected over a 10-year period indicate that today's child with learning disabilities functions very similarly to the way students with educable mental retardation performed 25 years ago. We discuss the characteristics and needs of inner-city special education youngsters and the difficult options facing school administrators.
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U2 - 10.1177/002246699402700406
DO - 10.1177/002246699402700406
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84970316089
SN - 0022-4669
VL - 27
SP - 453
EP - 465
JO - The Journal of Special Education
JF - The Journal of Special Education
IS - 4
ER -