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Direct linkCarnisha Elizabeth Jobe – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Research has indicated that African American children are placed in special education programs at a significantly higher rate than children from other races (National Center for Education Statistics, 2019b). Limited research has been conducted to address what is causing this overrepresentation. For this reason, research on African American…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, African American Students, Special Education, Students with Disabilities
Peer reviewedWendland, Alyssa; Shinde, Satomi K. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2021
Inclusion, specifically inclusion of students with disabilities in the educational system, is not just compliance to standards, but also an attitude. Therefore, inclusive education can be implemented in various ways. This article will examine the educational systems of the United States and Japan, using a case study and literature review. The case…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Cross Cultural Studies
Download full textNoe Ramos; John Lowdermilk – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2020
ADHD refers to a diagnostic category applied to children exhibiting inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Approximately 1.2 to 2 million children are currently diagnosed with ADHD, making ADHD is considered to be the most common child psychiatric diagnosis in the United States. Public schools are constantly faced with the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Students with Disabilities, Cultural Differences, Minority Group Students
Ana Katrina Ramirez – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem of the applied dissertation was parents who have children with disabilities at the target middle school are not fully involved in their child's IEP educational planning. The purpose of the qualitative study was to understand Hispanic parents' experiences with participating and contributing to the education of their children who are in…
Descriptors: Parents, Hispanic Americans, Parent Participation, Special Education
Rossetti, Zach; Burke, Meghan M.; Hughes, Oscar; Schraml-Block, Kristen; Rivera, Javier I.; Rios, Kristina; Aleman Tovar, Janeth; Lee, James D. – Exceptional Children, 2021
Although the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) mandates parent participation in their children's education programs, the implementation of IDEA results in parent effort beyond participation, specifically, an expectation of advocacy. To date, research on the advocacy expectation is mixed, with some parents perceiving…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Advocacy, Expectation, Students with Disabilities
Kristina Rios; Wei-Mo Tu – Exceptionality, 2024
Family involvement is an essential component of the special education process for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In addition to the legal requirement that parents should be equal partners in the decision-making of the student's individualized education program (IEP) program (IDEA, 2004), a bulk of empirical research…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Special Education, Individualized Education Programs, Parent Attitudes
Chang, Ya-Chih; Hunt, Nancy; Dodds, Robin – Infants and Young Children, 2023
Infants and toddlers with disabilities (ages birth to 2 years) and their families receive services under IDEA Part C, and children and youth with disabilities (ages 3-21 years) receive special education and related services under IDEA Part B. IDEA mandates the provision of opportunities for parent involvement in early intervention (Part C),…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Infants, Toddlers, Early Intervention
Taylor, Sara – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2021
After high school, the outcomes for youth with disabilities fail to keep up with their typically developing peers. Participation in post-secondary education, hourly earnings, and engagement in either education or employment up to six years after high school are all lower than the general population (Cameto et al., 2011). A researcher-developed…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, College Students, Postsecondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Tran, Le M.; Patton, James R.; Brohammer, Margene – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2018
An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the cornerstone for documenting the appropriate education being provided to students who qualify for special education and related services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. A growing group of students with a disability are students who are culturally and linguistically diverse and…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, Student Diversity, Teacher Competencies
Ju, Song; Landmark, Leena Jo; Zhang, Dalun – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2018
As the percentage of diverse students continues to increase, the problem of disproportionate representation of students in special education by race/ethnicity persists (Kena et al., 2014; Zhang, Katsiyannis, Ju, & Roberts, 2014). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) requires states to monitor…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Cultural Differences, Language Usage, Diversity
O'Hara, Nancy; Munk, Tom E.; Reynolds, Heather – IDEA Data Center, 2021
This "Success Gaps Rubric: Addressing Equity, Inclusion, and Opportunity" is designed to help any school district or school identify the root causes for success gaps, which are gaps in performance between groups of children in a district or school. The rubric uses the term children because, although the children may range in age from…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Inclusion, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
Gothberg, June E.; Greene, Gary; Kohler, Paula D. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2019
Post-school outcomes are poor for youth with disabilities, in general, but even more discouraging for certain subpopulations of individuals with disabilities, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds. The authors discuss structural inequalities in public schools which potentially contribute to the poorer…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Best Practices, Transitional Programs, Planning
Ostendorf, Raymond J.; Choi, Nari – International Journal of Special Education, 2017
In the spirit of moving toward a more "global community", multicultural special education practices designed to reach culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students represent an imperative in countries world-wide where education is a core value, including the United States (U.S.) and South Korea. As CLD students in the U.S. and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Language Usage, Student Diversity
Dean, Julia Catherine; Adade-Yeboah, Vandyck; Paolucci, Caitlin; Rowe, Dawn A. – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2020
The term educator is defined as, "one skilled in teaching (Merriam-Webster)". In this annotated bibliography, the term educators includes special education teachers, general education teachers, career and technical educators, and any other educators that would be involved in teaching Career and Technical Education (CTE) skills to…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Transition Plans, Special Education Teachers
Pugach, Marleen C.; Peck, Charles – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2016
Promoting the education of children with disabilities in general education classrooms has been a clear and consistent goal of federal education policy since the enactment of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) over forty years ago. However, among the many challenges to achieving this goal, one of the most persistent has been the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
