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K-12 ED.D. Programs

Helping Urban Leaders to Create a Successful Framework for Minimizing Overrepresentaton of African American Males in Special Education

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African American males have historically been overrepresented in all categories of special education. Because racial, gender, cultural, and linguistic biases are often the major contributors to the overrepresentation of special education, race and segregation are also concerns for African American males (Irving & Hudley, 2008).

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Lundy, W.C., Gipson, C.T. (2016). K-12 ED.D. Programs. In: Ellis, A.L. (eds) Ed.D. Programs as Incubators for Social Justice Leadership. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-396-4_10

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