A profile of students with special needs in Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorLamba, Navjot
dc.contributor.authorBhatt, Hitesh
dc.contributor.authorCui, Xinjie
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-03T21:07:21Z
dc.date.available2019-12-03T21:07:21Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-18
dc.descriptionThis report used administrative data to profile Albertan students (kindergarten to 12th grade) with special needs between 2005/06 and 2010/11.
dc.description.abstractStudents with special needs require instructional supports to reach their full potential. This report used administrative data to profile about 72,000 Albertan students (kindergarten to 12th grade) with special needs between 2005/06 and 2010/11. Analyses examined these individuals’ sociodemographic characteristics and public service use patterns based on their grade year and disability type. This report found that (1) the highest proportion of students with special needs lived in Northeast Alberta, (2) a greater proportion of students with special needs were male, performed below educational expectations, lived in the lowest socioeconomic neighbourhoods, moved residences, and were high-cost health and mental health users than those without special needs. This report also found that student's public service use patterns significantly varied by disability type. These findings provide policy-relevant evidence that public authorities may consider as they seek to better support students with special needs. 
dc.description.grantingagencyGovernment of Alberta
dc.identifier.citationChild and Youth Data Laboratory. (2016). A profile of students with special needs in Alberta. Edmonton, AB: PolicyWise for Children & Families.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111294
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37305
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.publisher.institutionPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectspecial education
dc.subjectstudents
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectbig data
dc.subjectlongitudinal
dc.subjectsocial services
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjectadministrative data
dc.subjectdata linkage
dc.subject.otherPopulation Profiles
dc.subject.otherChild and Youth Data Laboratory
dc.titleA profile of students with special needs in Alberta
dc.typeReport
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