Honors Projects
Abstract
African American male students are overrepresented in special education services. This study was conducted under the framework of Bandura's social cognitive theory, and it used surveys and teacher case studies to evaluate the relationship between teacher perception and African American male students' IEP referral rates. A demographic survey, Ronsanna Bakari's Teaching African American Students Survey (TAASS), and an open ended questionnaire were completed by 24 Ohio teachers. The study's hypothesis was that teachers' negative perceptions of African American students were related to and a predictor of African American male students' high IEP referral rates. The study did not have enough data to support the hypothesis, but it did find data that supported previous research on African American students IEP disproportionality. It also provides a comprehensive review of the factors contributing to African American students’ IEP referral rates, and offers solutions to the problem.
Department
College of Intervention Services
Major
Intervention Specialist, Mild-Moderate
First Advisor
Dr. Hyeyoung Bang
First Advisor Department
Educational Foundations, Leadership and Policy
Second Advisor
Dr. Starr Keyes
Second Advisor Department
College of Intervention Services
Publication Date
Spring 5-2-2016
Repository Citation
Steward, Christina, "The Relationship Between Teacher Perception and African American Male Students’ IEP Referral Rates" (2016). Honors Projects. 306.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/306