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Attitudes toward Individuals with Disabilities: Results of a Recent Survey and Implications of Those Results
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Goreczny, Anthony J.; Bender, Erin E.; Caruso, Guy; Feinstein, Celia S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Attitudes toward individuals with disabilities are often negative and deleterious, resulting in decreased opportunity and chances at successful integration into the community for these individuals. The purpose of the current study was to investigate attitudes of a group of 129 individuals attending a state-wide conference aimed toward improving…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Quality of Life, Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Requirements for the Success of the Integration Program of Disabled Students in the Regular Schools from the Perspective of the Teachers of the Learning Resources Rooms
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At-Turki, Jihad; Ali ALdmour, Hisham; Al Maitah, Khalil A. R.; ALsarayreh, Mohammad Nayef – International Education Studies, 2012
The purpose of this study is to identify the requirements for the success of the integration program and to find out the causes of success and to provide optimal services for the students with disabilities in regular schools. The study attempts to answer the following questions: (1) What are the most important requirements of the success of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Disabilities
First-to-Second-Year Persistence of Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Institutions in the United States
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Mamiseishvili, Ketevan; Koch, Lynn C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2011
The authors used the data from the "Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study" survey (BPS:04/06) to (a) examine the characteristics of the national sample of college students with disabilities and (b) identify the factors that influenced their first-to-second-year persistence in U.S. postsecondary institutions. Students with…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Grade Point Average, Social Integration, Academic Persistence
The Quality of Disabled Students' School Integration : A Research Experience in the Italian State School System
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Reversi, Stefania; Langher, Viviana; Crisafulli, Valeria; Ferri, Rosa – School Psychology International, 2007
The aim of this study was to assess the quality of school integration for disabled students in the Italian state school system, according to two criteria: the mainstream and the special teachers' point of view concerning the disabled students' social and syllabus integration, and the sense of loneliness of the disabled students in their classes.…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Inclusive Schools, Foreign Countries, Disabilities
Indiana Career and Technical Instructors' Perceptions of Program Expectations for Students with and without Disabilities
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Harvey, Michael W.; Cotton, Samuel E.; Koch, Kourtland R. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2005
This study investigated the relationship between demographic variables of secondary Indiana career and technical education (CTE) instructors and program expectations for students with and without disabilities participating in CTE. Respondents' gender, age, level of education, years in current position, years in education, and training in special…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Expectations of Students
The Relationship between Pennsylvania Career and Technical Instructors' Demographic Characteristics and Program Expectations for Students with and without Disabilities
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Harvey, Michael W.; Pellock, Cynthia – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2004
This study investigated the relationship between demographic characteristics of Pennsylvania career and technical education (CTE) instructors and program expectations for secondary students with and without disabilities. Respondents' gender, age, level of education, years in current position, years in education, and training in special needs (i.e.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Expectations of Students