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Physical Education Is Not "Special"!
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Smith, Doug; Beaudet, Bob; Maddox, Gayle – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2023
Traditionally in education, particularly in elementary education, curriculum areas such as PE, Art, and Music have been labeled with the commonly known term "specials." In many cases, this term has simply meant that these classes include "extra" content that enhances the school's overall academics when time is allowed. This…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Education, Elementary Education, Educational Benefits
Who's Normal and Who's Not? Notions of Children's Intellectual Development in the Context of Emerging Special Education at the Turn of the Twentieth Century in Switzerland
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Hofmann, Michèle – History of Education, 2021
The article explores the notions of children's intellectual 'ab/normality' that were conceptualised in the context of emerging special educational measures at the turn of the twentieth century and the concomitant notions of child development. From the mid-nineteenth century onwards, the medical classification of 'idiocy' provided the framework for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Intellectual Development, Special Education
Inclusion at a Crossroads: Dismantling Ireland's System of Special Education
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Shevlin, Michael; Banks, Joanne – Education Sciences, 2021
Ireland's system of special education has undergone unprecedented change over the last three decades. Following major policy developments in the mid-2000s which emphasised inclusive education, there have been changes to special education school personnel and funding structures which seek to include greater numbers of students with disabilities in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Special Education, Educational Trends
Specialized Charter Schools. A Secondary Analysis of the Civil Rights Data Collection to Inform Policy and Practice: Key Findings and Guiding Questions That Examine the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in Charter and Traditional Public Schools. Technical Brief 5
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Gibson, Patrick; Robles, Ashley – Center for Learner Equity, 2021
This technical brief is part of an ongoing series the Center for Learner Equity (CLE) launched in 2015 that examines the enrollment and experiences of students with disabilities in different school settings. Using the 2017-2018 U.S. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) data released earlier this year, this brief focuses on specialized charter…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Charter Schools, Traditional Schools, Student Experience