The minority report : disproportionate representation in Australia’s largest education system


Autoria(s): Sweller, Naomi; Graham, Linda J.; Van Bergen, Penny
Data(s)

2012

Resumo

The overrepresentation of students from minority ethnic groups in separate special education settings has been extensively documented in North America, yet little research exists for Australian school systems. To address this gap, we systematically analyzed 13 years of enrolment data from the state of New South Wales. Stark differences are seen in patterns of enrolment between Indigenous students, students from a Language Background Other than English (LBOTE), and non-Indigenous English speaking students. Moreover, these differences are increasing. While enrollments of Indigenous students in separate settings increased faster across time than did enrollments of Indigenous students in mainstream, enrollments of LBOTE students in mainstream increased faster than did enrollments of LBOTE students in separate settings.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/58765/

Publicador

Council for Exceptional Children

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/58765/1/Exceptional_Children_final.pdf

http://cec.metapress.com/content/n2269q212v484857/?p=10158007f4184d62aec140db757d9ca6&pi=5

Sweller, Naomi, Graham, Linda J., & Van Bergen, Penny (2012) The minority report : disproportionate representation in Australia’s largest education system. Exceptional Children, 79(1), pp. 107-125.

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/DP1093020

Direitos

Copyright 2012 Council for Exceptional Children

Fonte

Children & Youth Research Centre; School of Cultural & Professional Learning; Faculty of Education

Palavras-Chave #130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified #Disproportionate representation #Indigenous students #special education #education policy
Tipo

Journal Article