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Sex of teacher and referral frequency of sixth‐, seventh‐, and eighth‐grade children
Author(s) -
Sandler Paul
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198001)17:1<115::aid-pits2310170121>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - referral , psychology , special education , mathematics education , medical education , developmental psychology , family medicine , medicine
This investigation studied whether frequency of referral for special education services was dependent upon the sex of the teacher. The referrals for special education services for sixth‐, seventh‐, and eighth‐grade students of one school system were reviewed. The results indicated that male teachers referred proportionately significantly fewer students than did female teachers. Possibilities for the cause of this difference include different cultural expectations for both sex teachers and students, different abilities of male and female teachers, and the manner in which referrals are perceived by other school staff members.