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Direct linkDevereaux, Temma Harris; Prater, Mary Anne; Jackson, Aaron; Heath, Melissa Allen; Carter, Nari J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
Special education faculty members (n = 12) from a large Western university participated in a four-year professional development program centered on increasing their cultural responsiveness. During the fourth year the primary investigator interviewed faculty members regarding their perceptions and the impact of the program. Each interview was…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Special Education Teachers, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes
Dyches, Tina Taylor; Prater, Mary Anne; Leininger, Melissa – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Because characters with developmental disabilities (DD) in children's books are often the first images many children encounter, their accurate and multidimensional portrayal is critical. Therefore, the depictions of characters with DD in 41 children's books were analyzed. These books were eligible for the biennial Dolly Gray Children's Literature…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Recreational Activities, Developmental Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship
Leininger, Melissa; Dyches, Tina Taylor; Prater, Mary Anne; Heath, Melissa Allen – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Newbery books represent quality literature that has a profound social-emotional impact on its readers, yet these books have not been systematically evaluated for their portrayal of characters with disabilities. Thirty-one Newbery Award and Honor books from 1975-2009 were identified and portrayed 41 main or supporting characters with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Recognition (Achievement), Disabilities, Rating Scales
