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Williamson, Pamela; Hoppey, David; McLeskey, James; Bergmann, Erica; Moore, Hanna – Journal of Special Education, 2020
The least restrictive environment (LRE) mandate suggests a preference for educating students with disabilities in general education settings provided their needs can be met there. This study examined national trends in the educational placements of students with disabilities ages 6 to 17 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia from 1990…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Students with Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Inclusion
Schifter, Laura A. – Exceptional Children, 2016
This study examined when students with disabilities graduated high school and how graduation patterns differed for students based on selected demographic and educational factors. Utilizing statewide data on students with disabilities from Massachusetts from 2005 through 2012, the author conducted discrete-time survival analysis to estimate the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation, High School Graduates, Demography
Kurth, Jennifer A.; Morningstar, Mary E.; Kozleski, Elizabeth B. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2014
The purpose of this study is to analyze the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) data that states and U.S. territories report from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and discuss the status of the most restrictive special education placement settings for students with disabilities. In this analysis, we found that (a) states do not set…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Special Education, Disabilities, Severe Disabilities

Edgar, Eugene; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1984
Data were collected for 2,752 students from 22 school districts in two states. In one state, approximately 30 percent of the graduates were placed in regular classrooms while in the other state, 16 percent were found in regular classrooms. Approximately 80 percent of severely disabled preschool graduates were placed in self-contained special…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Mainstreaming, Preschool Education

McCann, Scott K.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1985
Reanalysis of data from a study of the activities of 59 regular elementary students vis-a-vis the Individualized Education Program process and mainstreaming of handicapped students examined practices in which nonhandicapped students were regularly sent to special education classrooms for reasons including instruction and social integration. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Mainstreaming

Bullock, Lyndal M.; Rigg, William Clifton, Jr. – Exceptional Children, 1980
Analyses of 212 questionnaires completed by school districts with mainstreaming programs indicated that placement in the regular class did not enhance individualization of instruction for exceptional learners. Placement in the most restrictive educational environment was, however, a good predictor of individualized instruction. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Individualized Instruction, Mainstreaming

Brulle, Andrew R.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
Extensive observational data were gathered in high school classrooms for handicapped and nonhandicapped students to establish social norms for comparision purposes, and help determine integrated placement. Significant difference in two behaviors (reading and listening/participation) were noted between the handicapped and nonhandicapped students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Disabilities, High Schools

Algozzine, Bob; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1983
The incidence figures of handicapped children in a sample of school districts were calculated. During the 1977-78, 1978-79, and 1979-80 school years, four to five percent of the students were referred or evaluated; three percent were placed in special education programs, with wide variation in the data supplied by individual school districts.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence, Referral

Sigmon, Scott B. – Journal for Special Educators, 1983
The article traces the history of mass segregation of handicapped students in U.S. public schools, notes the advent of the concepts of mainstreaming and least restrictive environment, and analyzes such ramifications of mainstreaming as increased numbers of handicapped students in college and re-emergence of "tracking" or ability grouping. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, History

Carlberg, Conrad; Kavale, Kenneth – Journal of Special Education, 1980
Fifty primary research studies of special versus regular class placement were selected for use in a meta-analysis. Special classes were found to be significantly inferior to regular class placement for students with below average IQs and significantly superior to regular classes for behaviorally disordered, emotionally disturbed, and learning…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Mainstreaming
Saito, Akira – 1983
This paper examines the status of special education for mentally and physically handicapped children in Japan. Among the topics covered are these: (1) placement of students with "heavy" handicaps in special schools; (2) more mainstreamed placement of children with "light" handicaps; and (3) enforcement by prefectural and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Foreign Countries

Kavale, Kenneth A.; Glass, Gene V. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1982
The failure of common methods of research synthesis to arrive at conclusions about effectiveness of special education is discussed. Meta-analysis, the analysis of analyses, is proposed as an alternative. Results of meta-analyses in the areas of special versus regular class placement, process training, and medically-based intervention are…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Intervention, Mainstreaming, Program Effectiveness

Kniel, Adrian – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
The study examined motives and decisions of 74 German parents of handicapped children in choosing different preschool settings. Results indicated that choice of an integrated or segregated preschool is largely determined by family background and information seeking behavior and reflects specific family needs. (DB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming
Bowd, Alan D. – 1990
The paper distinguishes American and Canadian applications of the terms "mainstreaming" and "integration" in relation to placement of exceptional children in settings which foster interaction between them and their non-handicapped peers such as regular classes in neighborhood schools. The two terms are seen to represent…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Lowenthal, Barbara – Academic Therapy, 1987
Suggestions presented for special education teachers evaluating or preparing mildly or moderately disabled students for integration into mainstreamed classes include: training students to understand the difference between the resource and mainstreamed classes (directions, group activities); meeting with the regular classroom teacher; and teaching…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Learning Strategies