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Supporting Students with Emotional Impairments in the Public Schools: A Case Study Exploring Key Components to Program Development and Sustainability
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Matthew J. LaCava – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative case study identified key components to the creation and implementation of programming for students with Emotional Impairments. By determining the specific structures that need to be in place in a public school program to support students with Emotional Impairments, districts can develop classrooms that will lead to student…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Program Development, Emotional Disturbances, Public Schools
Exploring the Development of an Inclusive Postsecondary Education Program for Diverse Students with Intellectual Disabilities through a Virtual Community Conversation
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Kelli Sanderson; Kristin Powers; Maria Virginia Cornejo Guevara – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2022
Inclusive postsecondary education (PSE) programs at institutes of higher education offer a variety of benefits to students with intellectual disabilities (ID). Although the number of these programs has grown in recent years, many students -- particularly those from diverse backgrounds -- remain underserved. This study investigated the perceptions…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Higher Education, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Talking about Learning Disability: Promoting Positive Perceptions of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Scottish Schools
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Maguire, Roseann; Wilson, Alastair; Jahoda, Andrew – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Pupils with intellectual disabilities are one of the most bullied groups in the school system and in local communities. Moreover, young people also play a significant role in hate crimes against people with intellectual disabilities of all ages beyond the school gates. This paper describes the development of a research informed program of lessons…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Positive Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability
"Avenue and Access to Participate": Constructing Inclusive Higher Education for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Carly Blustein Gilson; Mary L. Whirley; Kaitlin Foster – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2019
The rapid growth of postsecondary education programs necessitates a comprehensive framework to define and evaluate inclusion on each campus. This study utilized a naturalistic paradigm on a large, public university during a new programâs development. We conducted focus groups with students and faculty members to solicit perspectives regarding…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Higher Education
Using Dialogue as a Means to Promote Collaborative and Inclusive Practices
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Tragoulia, Eleni; Strogilos, Vasilis – Educational Action Research, 2013
This study discusses the results of a collaborative action research project in a multi-disciplinary school for children with disabilities. The aim was to alter practices and views of the professionals concerned in order to promote the inclusion of four children in mainstream schools. Three interrelated programmes were designed and implemented over…
Descriptors: Action Research, Disabilities, Special Schools, Foreign Countries
Traditional Jewish Insights into Mental Retardation and Their Educational Implications
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Schloss, Martin – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The last twenty-five years has brought increased recognition of the educational rights of individuals with mental retardation and with it, increased programming in the Jewish community to meet their needs. Through the use of hermeneutics, this paper seeks to contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the "halakhic" status and needs of…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Modern History, Jews, Mental Retardation