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Learning Disabilities: Implications for Policy regarding Research and Practice--A Report by the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, March 2011
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Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) affirms that the construct of learning disabilities represents a valid, unique, and heterogeneous group of disorders, and that recognition of this construct is essential for sound policy and practice. An extensive body of scientific research on learning disabilities continues to support…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Learning Disabilities, Accountability, Research and Development
The Unintended Side Effects of Inclusion for Students with Learning Disabilities: The Perspectives of School Administrators
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Crockett, Jean B.; Myers, Susan T.; Griffin, Amy; Hollandsworth, Barry – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
In this study focus group interviews were conducted with educational administrators to examine how the inclusion of students with learning disabilities has changed their professional lives in ways they did not expect, and how inclusion has changed the lives of students with learning disabilities and the lives of other students in their schools in…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities, Focus Groups, Academic Achievement