Justifying and Explaining Disproportionality 1968—2008: A Critique of Underlying Views of Culture
Issue Date
2010Author
Artiles, Alfredo J.
Kozleski, Elizabeth B.
Trent, Stanley C.
Osher, David
Ortiz, Alba
Publisher
Council for Exceptional Children
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Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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Special education has made considerable advances in research, policy, and practice in its short history. However, students from historically underserved groups continue to be disproportionately identified as requiring special education. Support for color-blind practices and policies can justify racial disproportionality in special education and signal a retrenchment to deficit views about students from historically underserved groups. We respond to these emerging concerns through an analysis of arguments that justify disproportionality. We also identify explanations of the problem and critique the views of culture that underlie these explanations. We conclude with a brief discussion of implications and future directions.
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Artiles, Alfredo J., Kozleski, Elizabeth B., Trent, Stanley C. (2002). Justifying and Explaining Disproportionality 1968—2008: A Critique of Underlying Views of Culture.Exceptional Children, 76, 279-299.
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