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Bhave, Rujuta; Pavnaskar, Apoorva – Online Submission, 2022
The Indian community consists of 2.21% disabled people, whose capabilities and strengths are often not recognized by the majority abled population. This inability to identify the specially abled population as co-contributing members of the society hampers their social and educational development. Despite policies and strategies for supportive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Disabilities, Knowledge Level
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Schlosnagle, Leo; McBean, Amanda L.; Cutlip, Milisa; Panzironi, Helen; Jarmolowicz, David P. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2014
Art programs for people with disabilities may encourage creativity, promote engagement, emphasize inclusion, and extend access and opportunities for community involvement. This mixed methods study utilized quantitative and qualitative data, repeated measures, action research, and stakeholder collaboration to develop and implement an evaluation…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Art Activities, Mixed Methods Research, Action Research
Tabatadze, Shalva; Gorgadze, Natia – Online Submission, 2014
The aim of this research is to study the effectiveness of general education funding system from the perspective of equal and equal educational opportunities for all in Georgia. Following the objective, the research aimed to respond three main research questions: 1. is the school financing formula effective and efficient enough to be administrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Financial Support
McCarty, Sherry D. – 1993
This study evaluated 41 Ohio public school teachers' knowledge of inclusion through an achievement test format. The teachers were asked to identify statements related to inclusion of students with disabilities in regular classes as fact or myth. The mean score was 54.9 percent, leading to the conclusion that most educators are not adequately…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level
Marchant, Catherine – 1993
This study examined the views of preschool teachers regarding integrated preschool settings for young children with and without special needs in Massachusetts. Teachers represented urban, rural, and suburban settings. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 teachers in such settings. Findings suggest that the conditions under which the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
Bersani, Hank A., Jr.; Salon, Rebecca – 1988
The Personal Integration Inventory is a "survey" that can be used to look at the life of a single developmentally disabled individual and the extent to which s/he is becoming integrated into his/her community. It focuses on the day-to-day experiences and interactions of people who live in community settings and should be completed by…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities
Garland, Corinne W.; And Others – 1993
Project SpecialCare was designed to expand child care options available for families of young children with disabilities through development of a model for training home-based and center-based caregivers. The SpecialCare model was field-tested with 187 caregivers representing 55 different care settings in eastern Virginia. The SpecialCare model of…
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Disabilities
Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, St. Paul. – 1988
This document consists of three separately published two-fold brochures. The three brochures provide guidelines for families of persons with disabilities to assess the level of integration efforts by local school districts and special education cooperatives. Guidelines are presented in the form of yes-no questions about administrative commitment,…
Descriptors: Agencies, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Rusch, Frank R.; And Others – 1990
Because of their consistent presence in the work environment, co-workers have been identified as a potentially powerful resource available to provide support to employees with disabilities in supported employment programs. The "Co-worker Involvement Instrument" allows employment training specialists and job supervisors to estimate…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Employees
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Skarbrevik, Karl J. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2005
Teachers and the school psychological services were asked to assess the quality of educational programmes offered to students who were found eligible for special education in Norway and who attended ordinary classes. Adequacy and equity of the programmes and an assessment of social inclusion were used as indicators of quality and as dependent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Educational Quality, Special Education
Garland, Corinne W.; Osborne, Sheri – 1997
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of SpecialCare Outreach Program. This federally funded project was designed to expand inclusive child care options for families of young children with disabilities through replication of a proven model and curriculum for training home and center-based child care providers. During the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Curriculum Development
National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Washington, DC. – 1989
This booklet gathers and discusses best practices for supported employment in rehabilitative facilities. The first chapter reviews the need to identify best practices and examines such issues as jobs, integration, and quality of life. The second chapter describes eight programs chosen as exemplary, providing data on program goals, average wage and…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Human Services
McKinney, David D. – 1993
This feasibility study sought to determine the need and the appropriateness of a self-contained training package which would help existing leadership programs integrate youth with disabilities into their services. The study involved a review of the literature; interviews with 19 experts and practitioners; focus group discussions to solicit student…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Instructional Materials
Campbell, Patti C.; Campbell, Charles Robert – 1995
This manual presents the trainee's workbook and the trainer's guidelines for the fifth of six modules in a teacher inservice series developed to promote the unified effort of both regular and special education personnel in understanding and applying nationally recognized practices to implement fully inclusive education for students with diverse…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Halvorsen, Ann T.; And Others – 1992
This needs assessment instrument was developed as part of the PEERS (Providing Education for Everyone in Regular Schools) Project, a California project to integrate students with severe disabilities who were previously at special centers into services at regular school sites and students who were in special classes in regular schools into general…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Planning
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