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Canadian Council on Learning, 2009
A significant proportion of Canada's school-age population requires special educational provisions. Statistics Canada reports that 4.6% of 5- to 14-year-olds had some kind of disability in 2006. As well, recent data from the British Columbia and Ontario ministries of education indicate that students with designated special educational needs…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students
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Mattison, Richard E. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
Middle school students classified with Emotional Disturbance in two levels of least restrictive environments (LRE)--self-contained classes (SCC) and a self-contained school (SCS)--were compared at the beginning and the end of a school year, using demographics, IQ and achievement testing, a teacher checklist for DSM-IV psychopathology, and standard…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Reading Achievement, Intelligence Quotient, Psychopathology
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Beaudoin, Kathleen M.; Knuth, Richard; Benner, Gregory J. – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
This study investigated the perceptions of 302 building administrators regarding their building level programs serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Comparisons were made between administrators of schools that housed self-contained programs and administrators from schools without self-contained programs on factors…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Special Education Teachers, Comparative Analysis
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Signor-Buhl, Sara J.; LeBlanc, Michael; McDougal, James – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
In this brief article, a case example is provided that illustrates potential program-evaluation procedures for examining the outcomes of children served in different models of special education. Specifically, the goal of this project was to evaluate the academic outcomes of children served in self-contained versus inclusive models of special…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Reading Achievement, Academic Achievement
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Marlowe, Mike; Disney, Gayle – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2006
Torey Hayden's portrayal of classroom behavior management in her teacher lore, autobiographical writings about teaching children with emotional and behavioral disorders, is examined. Five of her books were sampled: "One child", "Somebody else's kids", "Just another kid", "Ghost girl" and "Beautiful child". Each of these books unfolds within the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Empowerment, Behavior Problems, Role Models
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Sharp, William L.; Cox, Edward P. – Journal of Technology Studies, 2003
This article presents a summary of a study that was undertaken to increase the level of understanding of some of the issues associated with distance learning in higher education. The authors sought to do this by gathering and comparing direct feedback from both on-campus and off-campus students regarding discussion, attendance, and student…
Descriptors: On Campus Students, Distance Education, Television, Instructional Leadership