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Elder, Brent C.; Odoyo, Kenneth O. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2018
In this project, we examined the development of a sustainable inclusive education system in western Kenya by combining community-based participatory research (CBPR) and decolonizing methodologies. Through three cycles of qualitative interviews with stakeholders in inclusive education, participants explained what they saw as foundational components…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
Scheef, Andrew R.; Barrio, Brenda L.; Poppen, Marcus I. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2017
Under-employment for individuals with disabilities is a worldwide epidemic, which Singapore has addressed by significantly increasing employment rates for this population. Providing work experiences for youth with disabilities at community-based job sites has been shown to increase positive post-school employment outcomes. To provide these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship, Job Training
Talley, Micole Atkins – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Few research studies listened to the voices of high school students with disabilities' regarding their lived experiences during placement in an inclusion setting and a resource setting. The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to understand the central phenomenon of the study for 10 ninth grade students with disabilities served…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, High School Students, Grade 9, Disabilities
Kroener, Julienne Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As principals work towards meeting the educational needs of all students, including students with disabilities, in an inclusive environment it is essential to understand the challenges that may occur throughout this process. This study examined the barriers that exist for principals as instructional leaders when ensuring equitable education for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Principals, Barriers, Instructional Leadership
Riddell, Sheila; Weedon, Elisabet – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2017
Since the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, successive administrations have reaffirmed their commitment to social justice. However, despite high-level equality policies, social-class inequality is a major feature of Scottish society, affecting all social policy domains, including education. In this article, we provide a brief…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Special Needs Students, Disabilities, Identification
Cho, Hyun-Jeong; Kingston, Neal – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
We interviewed special educators (a) whose students with disabilities (SWDs) were proficient on the 2008 general education assessment but were assigned to the 2009 alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS), and (b) whose students with mild disabilities took the 2008 alternate assessment based on alternate achievement…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Interviews, Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment
Rood, Carrie E.; Ashby, Christine – Action in Teacher Education, 2017
The article describes how a group of student teachers understood and enacted inclusion in noninclusive school placements during a year-long teaching residency. It examines, within de Certeau's framework of tactics and strategies, how students made meaning of their placements, their understanding of university practice in relation to inclusion, and…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Placement, Inclusion, Professional Identity
Fenty, Nicole S.; Allio, Andrea – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2017
Distance learning has been used as one method to increase access for students who have otherwise been underrepresented in college preparatory courses like Advanced Placement (AP). This study evaluated the impact of a statewide Virtual Advanced Placement (VAP) program on access to AP courses for students from underrepresented populations. Survey…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Student Diversity, Advanced Placement Programs
McCloskey, Erin – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
This case study uses an institutional ethnography approach to investigate the experiences of the parents of a son who has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as they engaged in meetings related to his progress and placement with school personnel over the course of one school year. Through an analysis of the discourse used in these meetings and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Case Studies, Ethnography
Ehrenpreis, Shoshana – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With the passing of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), all children were granted a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment (LRE) in which they are given access to the general education curriculum. There has been much research on the topic of inclusion in public…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Private Schools, Inclusion, Interviews
Myklebust, Jon Olav – British Journal of Special Education, 2013
This article, by Jon Olav Myklebust from Volda University, Norway, presents analyses of social security dependence among students with special educational needs in Norway who at the start of upper secondary school had various disabilities--of a somatic, psychological and/or social nature. They were all educated in ordinary schools, in special or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Disabilities, Social Services
Givre, Sophia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation analyzes how mandated high-stakes tests and college and career ready standards influence local curricula and the reproduction of inequalities between students. I found that inequalities were reproduced based on distinctions between students in co-taught courses (classes that required the presence of an aide to assist students…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Social Class, Teaching Methods, Advanced Placement
Shaver, Debra M.; Marschark, Marc; Newman, Lynn A.; Marder, Camille – Grantee Submission, 2014
To address the needs and abilities of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students in different educational settings, it is important to understand who is in which setting. A secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2) database was conducted to examine differences in the characteristics of students who attended special…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Special Schools, Inclusion
Ponciano, Leslie – Child & Youth Services, 2012
This study examined the association between perceptions of children's care needs and maternal sensitivity with 76 dyads in foster care. Foster mothers were more sensitive to typically developing children perceived as requiring easier care and were less sensitive to children with developmental delays. Adopting foster mothers were sensitive with…
Descriptors: Mothers, Developmental Delays, Foster Care, Attachment Behavior
Ruppar, Andrea L.; Gaffney, Janet S. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2011
Given the centrality of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) to services for students with disabilities, the decision-making process during the IEP meeting deserves attention in research and implementation. In this case study, IEP team decision-making is examined as a socially situated practice. Transcripts of an initial evaluation and IEP…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Goal Orientation, Teamwork, Participative Decision Making