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Direct linkBakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2023
"Using Technology to Enhance Special Education," Volume 37 of Advances in Special Education, is a logically, thoughtfully organized, and well-sequenced text. It focuses on how general and special educators can use technology to work with children and youth with disabilities. This cutting-edge book involves researchers, scholars,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Special Education, Students with Disabilities
Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2021
In order to properly understand and compare traditional and innovative assessment techniques for students with disabilities, we must be able to access examples of how they work in a logical and thoughtful sequence. This finely curated collection of thirteen chapters presents ideas and research on different disability topics from key leaders in the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Students with Disabilities, Children, Special Education
Dhamdhere, Sangeeta, Ed.; Andres, Frederic, Ed. – IGI Global, 2022
In higher education systems, equal importance must be given to differently abled students. However, not all educational institutions have infrastructure and facilities to admit these students even though accessibility and support for these students is growing. There are many schemes, facilities, services, and financial assistance available to…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Students with Disabilities, College Students, Technology Uses in Education
Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2019
"Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities" brings together leaders in the field of young children with disabilities, to present their ideas and research on different disability topics. Beginning with an introduction to the topic, the remaining chapters include discussions on learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Young Children, Learning Disabilities
Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2019
While services for students with disabilities have been vastly improved in recent years, and research has created far greater awareness for the issues they face, there are still many obstacles to overcome as these students progress through the education system. This book discusses the considerable challenges these students conquer in education,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Hearing Impairments
Viewpoints on Interventions for Learners with Disabilities. Advances in Special Education. Volume 33
Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2018
Interventions in special education are results of advocacy, legislation, litigation, research, and trends. Since interventions come in many forms, they represent multidimensional viewpoints and perspectives and need to be handled with professional care, integrity, fidelity. This book highlights the fact there are skill-sets needed to work with…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Elizabeth A. Harkins Monaco, Editor; L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan, Editor; Marcus C. Fuller, Editor; Martin Odima Jr., Editor – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2024
"Disability, Intersectionality, and Belonging in Special Education" focuses on preparing educators who use socioculturally sustaining practices, curricula, and instruction through an intersectional lens. This book empowers preservice students and special education practitioners and administrators to meet the needs of disabled…
Descriptors: Intersectionality, Sense of Community, Special Education, Culturally Relevant Education
Ronghuai Huang, Editor; Dejian Liu, Editor; Michael Agyemang Adarkwah, Editor; Huanhuan Wang, Editor; Boulus Shehata, Editor – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2024
This book identifies the educational problems and issues that could be solved by design and discusses how to overcome these challenges by adopting a design thinking approach. The chapters cover topics such as opportunities and challenges for the futures of education, the emerging models of design thinking for education, learning activity design,…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Futures (of Society), Design, Best Practices
Singh, Ajay, Ed.; Yeh, Chia Jung, Ed.; Blanchard, Sheresa, Ed.; Anunciação, Luis, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Rehabilitation professionals working with students with disabilities and the families of those students face unique challenges in providing inclusive services to special education student populations. There needs to be a focus on adaptive teaching methods that provide quality experience for students with varying disabilities to promote student…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Special Education, Teaching Methods
Meletiadou, Eleni, Ed. – IGI Global, 2022
Inclusivity is a crucial factor in assessment design as fair assessment must reflect the needs of a diverse student body. Assessment practices should also be culturally inclusive and supportive to all students while considering the needs of learners with disabilities and specific learning difficulties. Educational institutions worldwide are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inclusion, Student Needs, Students with Disabilities
Arnold, Christopher, Ed.; Horan, Jacqueline, Ed. – Trentham Books, 2017
The inclusion of all children in the educational system still poses challenges, and psychologists have long been researching and facilitating effective practice with children who don't adjust readily to school. This book collates the findings and practice of psychologists working in schools and educational settings in 13 European states, and will…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Access to Education, Foreign Countries
Mark Jones, Editor; Debbie Jones, Editor – Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning, 2025
This book offers critical discussion of developing inclusive theory, practice, and policy that supports the needs and experiences of adult learners within higher education settings in the UK. The first part of the book shares the research of authors, all who have lived experience of their area of expertise, and the experiences and needs of adult…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Adult Education, Diversity, Adult Students
Bryer, Fiona, Ed.; Beamish, Wendi, Ed. – Springer, 2019
This book reports on the use of behavioural support -- an evidence-based approach developed in the USA to meet students' special educational needs -- in Australia and selected thriving Asian countries. It brings together key issues and insights into how educational policy and practices in different societies and cultures influence the uptake of…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Educational Policy
Catalino, Tricia, Ed.; Meyer, Lori E., Ed. – Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2016
Environment is an essential area of attention for practitioners who support young children with disabilities and their families. Decisions about the environment impact the quality of care and education for young children with disabilities showing measurable influence on expected outcomes. Environment impacts true access, quality participation, and…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Educational Environment, Assistive Technology
McCollum, Jeanette A., Ed.; Santos, Rosa Milagros, Ed.; Weglarz-Ward, Jenna M., Ed. – Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2018
The DEC Recommended Practices provide guidance to families and professionals about the most effective ways to improve learning outcomes and promote development of young children, birth through age 5, who have, or are at-risk for, developmental delays or disabilities. "Interaction: Enhancing Children's Access to Responsive Interactions"…
Descriptors: Young Children, At Risk Persons, Developmental Delays, Disabilities
