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Historical Patterns in the Relationships between Specific Categories of Disabilities and Drug Abuse or Weapon Offenses in U.S. Public Schools from the 2011-2012 to 2020-2021 School Years
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Olga V. Sims – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of the study was to analyze the historical patterns in the relationship between specific types of disabilities and frequency of drug abuse or weapon offenses in public schools in the United States using the U.S. Department of Education Open Data Platform's (n.d.) data sets from 2011-2012 through 2020-2021. The problem is that students…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Students with Disabilities, Drug Use, Weapons
Evaluation of the Healthy Relationships Curriculum: Effectiveness of Adaptive Behavior Education among Adolescents with Autism and Developmental Disabilities
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Christina Hart – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Many individuals with Autism and other developmental disabilities are identified and receive special education services to address deficits in cognitive and adaptive functioning. These deficits impact the student's ability to engage in daily living tasks independently. However, there are limited generalizable programs available to address these…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Arabic Version of the Arc's Self-Determination Scale for Female Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and Multiple Disabilities in Saudi Arabia: Validation Study
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Alsuhaibani, Aseel – ProQuest LLC, 2018
There is limited recognition of self-determination concept in the Middle Eastern culture. Subsequently, there are no adapted measures of self-determination for Arabic adolescents with intellectual disability, learning disability, and multiple disabilities (intellectual disability and physical impairment). The purpose of this study was to examine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Determination, Measures (Individuals), Females
Parental and Teacher Perspectives on Assistive Technology
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Peterson, Darrell Howard – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) of 1997 demands that assistive technology be considered for all students with disabilities, yet it is vastly underutilized amongst people with mental retardation (Arc, 1993; Wehmeyer, 1995), learning disabilities (Jeffs, Behrmann, & Bannan-Ritland, 2006; Lewis, 1998; Raskind, Higgins,…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Assistive Technology, Federal Legislation
The Impact of Inclusion and Resource Instruction on Standardized Test Scores of Special Education Students
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Derico, Vontrice L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of the proposed quasi-experimental quantitative study was to determine if students who were taught in the inclusive setting yielded higher standardized test scores compared to students who were taught in the resource setting. The researcher analyzed the standardized test scores, in the areas of Language Arts, Reading, and Mathematics…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Special Education, Learning Disabilities, Inclusion
Evaluating the External Validity of High-Incidence Special Education Disability Categories
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Murr, Natalie Simona – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The passing of the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) of 1970, as well as subsequent education policy, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004), have been pivotal to ensuring that both the civil and educational rights of students with disabilities continue to be promoted and protected within educational settings. In…
Descriptors: Special Education, Classification, Statistical Analysis, Hierarchical Linear Modeling