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Learners with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties' Experiences of Reintegration into Mainstream Education
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Pillay, Jace; Dunbar-Krige, Helen; Mostert, Jacques – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2013
Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD) are a significant impediment to effective teaching and learning in England and Wales. Initiatives such as in-school Learning Support Units (LSUs) and off-site Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) aim to address BESD through short-term individualised learning programmes, followed by mandatory…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Interpersonal Competence, Instructional Effectiveness
Developing Inclusive Schools: A Systemic Approach
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Kinsella, William; Senior, Joyce – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2008
This paper emerges from an ongoing study which involved, firstly, key informant interviews with strategic personnel within the Irish education system, such personnel representing both service providers and service users. The first part of this paper provides a brief summary of the findings of that aspect of the study in relation to the key…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Educational Change, Psychology, School Personnel
Understanding and Developing Inclusive Practices in Schools: A Collaborative Action Research Network
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Ainscow, Mel; Booth, Tony; Dyson, Alan – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2004
This paper provides an account of the methodological lessons and emerging findings of a collaborative action research network in England. The Network involves teams of researchers from three universities in working alongside school and local education authority practitioners as they explore ways of developing more inclusive practices. The analysis…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
Rebuilding Special Education in Germany after World War II.
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Sengstock, Wayne L.; Ruttgardt, Sieglind Ellger – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
The corruption of education values and the destruction of an outstanding educational system for children with mental retardation during Nazi rule in Germany necessitated a complete revamping after World War II. In its redevelopment, Germany resumed the practice of segregation and was slow to embrace social integration as adopted in other…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Trends
Understanding, Developing, and Writing Effective IEPs: A Step-by-Step Guide for Educators
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Pierangelo, Roger; Giuliani, George A. – Corwin Press, 2007
Creating and evaluating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities is a major responsibility for teachers and school leaders, yet the process involves legal components not always understood by educators. In "Understanding, Developing, and Writing Effective IEPs," legal and special education experts Roger…
Descriptors: Related Services (Special Education), Guidelines, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology
Primer for Charter School Operators: Special Education Requirements and Including Students with Disabilities in Charter Schools
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Warren, Sandra Hopfengardner; Ahearn, Eileen M.; Giovannetti, Elizabeth A.; Lange, Cheryl M.; Rhim, Lauren Morando – National Association of State Directors of Special Education, 2004
The purpose of this document is to provide operators with implementation and operational technical assistance related to special education in charter schools. Special education is a very complicated component of public education and providing operators with technical assistance regarding special education is particularly challenging. This primer…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Charter Schools, Special Education, Technical Assistance