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Chandra Lebenhagen – Journal of Education, 2024
This study investigated the self-reported school experiences of autistic students in Canada using a critical disability framework and a phenomenological research lens. Student perception data were collected using a mixed-method convergent parallel research design. Quantitative survey data (n = 72) and qualitative data (n = 19 open-ended responses…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Student Attitudes, Inclusion, Foreign Countries
British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2024
In June 2024, the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) hosted a "Think Tank on Meaningful Inclusion for Students with Disabilities and Diverse Needs." The "Think Tank" sought to shift the frame for the conversation, asking what might happen when there is time and space to think beyond binaries and divisive positions. By…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Student Diversity
Sacha N. Gittens – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Colleges and universities typically assist students with learning disabilities. In Canada, such programs are legally mandated to ensure equal access to educational opportunities. However, there is little in the current research literature on the experiences Canadian students with learning disabilities have with using assistive services provided by…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Jordan Shurr; Alexandra Minuk; Saad Chahine – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
While there has been movement from disability, or special education needs (SEN), eligibility identification as a prerequisite for special education services, formal school-based identification remains critical in understanding the educational experience of students with disabilities. This study examined data from Ontario, Canada between 2006 and…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Eligibility, Disability Identification
Karrie A. Shogren; Daria Gerasimova; Yves Lachapelle; Dany Lussier-Desrochers; Mayumi Hagiwara; Geneviève Petitpierre; Barbara Fontana-Lana; Filippo Piazza; Yannick Courbois; Agnès Desbiens; Marie-Claire Haelewyck; Hélène Geurts; Jesse R. Pace; Tyler Hicks – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
There is a strong and growing focus on self-determination in French-speaking countries, and this pilot study reports the technical adequacy of the Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report (SDI:SR) French Translation. Data were collected with 471 French-speaking youth with and without disabilities in Canada (Quebec), Switzerland, France, and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Self Determination, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Margaret Flood; Lisa Carey – Continuity in Education, 2025
Access to equitable education for children treated for cancer is of growing international concern across education, medicine, and related fields. Neurocognitive late effects of childhood cancer and treatment are well established. This impact on cognition results in difficulties with thinking, learning, peer-relationships, and quality of life.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Cancer, Educational Legislation
Jeffrey MacCormack; Carolyn FitzGerald; Jessica Whitley; Steve Sider – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2024
Positive home-school relationships are essential for students with SEN, and this was especially true during the initial months of the pandemic lockdown, when parents took on more responsibility for schooling. Qualitative analyses suggested that principals and parents struggled to make connections during the first months of emergency schooling but…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Principals, COVID-19
Juuso Henrik Nieminen; Sarah Elaine Eaton – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2024
Assessment accommodations are used globally in higher education systems to ensure that students with disabilities can participate fairly in assessment. Even though assessment accommodations are supposed to promote access, not success, they are commonly portrayed as potentially being "cheating" in that they provide certain students with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Testing Accommodations, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Brenda McDermott – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2025
Through examining nine Accessibility Advisors' (AAs) stories of becoming professionals in their field, this study provides an important entry point into understanding the individuals whose work is central to supporting students with disabilities within Canadian research-intensive post-secondary institutions. AAs function as Third Space…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Students with Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Kaltenbach, Elisa; Xiong, Ting; Thomson, Donna; McGrath, Patrick J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Parents of children with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disorders are a highly burdened group that faces additional challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In this study, parents of children with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disorders (N = 600) living in Canada participated in a cross-sectional online survey.…
Descriptors: Barriers, Parent Attitudes, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Alexandra Minuk; Jordan Shurr; Saad Chahine; Francine Berish – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Students with autism spectrum disorder have been shown to benefit both academically and socially from inclusion in general education classrooms, but concerns remain about the persistence of separate special education settings around the world. Using special education program placement data from the Canadian province of Ontario and census data…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Inclusion, Student Placement
Steve Sider; Mel Ainscow; Suzanne Carrington; Carolyn Shields; Sofia Mavropoulou; Smita Nepal; Kiara Daw – Exceptionality Education International, 2024
We provide a high-level overview of inclusive education developments in England, Australia, the United States, and Canada, the countries within which much of our research has been completed. For each country, we discuss the work that we have each done within that context, key policy initiatives, and identified levers of system change. Despite…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Cultural Differences
Glenys Mann; Suzanne Carrington; Carly Lassig; Sofia Mavropoulou; Beth Saggers; Shiralee Poed; Callula Killingly – Australian Educational Researcher, 2024
Many countries grapple with the tension between commitment to inclusive education reform and the closure of special schools. This tension is particularly problematic for countries, like Australia, that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The CRPD is clear that closing special schools is pivotal to…
Descriptors: School Closing, Special Schools, Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities
Lauren D. Goegan; Devon J. Chazan; Lia M. Daniels – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
Little is known about how grade 12 students with learning disabilities (LD) face the complex and emotional task of deciding what to do after high school. To expand on current research, we explored the experiences, emotions, and support of Canadian students with LD from the theoretical perspective of basic psychological needs (BPNs). We conducted a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Decision Making Skills, Students with Disabilities, High School Seniors
Bulk, Laura Yvonne; Franks, Ashley; Stephens, Lindsay; Smith, Hilda; Baljko, Melanie; Dadashi, Nastaran; Epstein, Iris – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2023
Promoting health equity necessitates the diversification of healthcare workforces. Disability is one aspect of diversity that is increasing in healthcare. While the number of Disabled students in health professions increases, barriers in their work integrated learning (WIL), such as placements in hospitals or clinics, persist. While literature has…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Work Experience Programs, Accessibility (for Disabled), Foreign Countries