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AuthorAnastasiou, Dimitris
AuthorKeller, Clayton E.
Available date2016-05-26T12:20:02Z
Publication Date2014-04
Publication NameExceptional Children
ResourceScopus
CitationAnastasiou, D., Keller, C.E. "Cross-national differences in special education coverage: An empirical analysis" (2014) Exceptional Children, 80 (3), pp. 353-367.
ISSN0014-4029
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0014402914522421
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4579
AbstractThis study investigated the role of educational and socioeconomic factors in explaining differences in national special education coverage. Data were derived from several international and governmental sources, targeting the year 2008 and covering 143 countries. Descriptive statistics revealed huge disparities in access to special education among countries. Using a theoretical model linking socioeconomic and educational variables to differences in how many students receive special education at a national level and structural equation modeling, the authors evaluated the relationships among the variables. The structural equation model showed that gross national income per capita, adult literacy rate, educational variables, and expected years of formal schooling accounted for 77.3% of the variance in special education coverage, and that the contributions of gross national income per capita and adult literacy were unique and significantly important. The implications for special education and inclusion policy and research are discussed.
Languageen
PublisherCouncil for Exceptional Children
Subjectsocioeconomic factors
educational factors
special education disparities
TitleCross-national differences in special education coverage: An empirical analysis
TypeArticle
Pagination353-367
Issue Number3
Volume Number80
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