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Federal Leadership Perspectives and Role on the Era of Access, Accountability, and Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education
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Jeannie Kleinhammer-Tramill; Zorka Karanxha; Alta Joy Broughton – Journal of Special Education, 2024
This article is part of a case study of U.S. federal leadership in special education from the perspective of those who served in the roles of Assistant Secretaries of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services and Directors of the Office of Special Education Programs or their equivalents in the former U.S. Office of Education and…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Government Employees, Leadership, Attitudes
The Perceptions of Directors of Special Services and Child Study Team Members on the Disproportionate Representation of Minority Students as It Relates to Early Intervening Services
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Marisa Crozier – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Disproportionality in education is defined as the overrepresentation of specific racial or ethnic groups requiring special education (NJDOE New Jersey Department of Education [OSEP], 2018). Minority students who may be inappropriately identified as having disabilities may be harmed by being stigmatized with labels, experiencing lower expectations,…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Special Education, Administrators, Attitudes
Rational Thinking in School-Based Practice
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Clark, Mary Kristen; Flynn, Perry – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: We reflect on Alan Kamhi's (2011) prologue on balancing certainty and uncertainty as it pertains to school-based practice. Method: In schools, rational thinking depends on effective team processes, much like professional learning communities. We consider the conditions that are required for rational thinking and how rational team dialogue…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Thinking Skills, Attitudes, Decision Making