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Drame, Elizabeth R.; Xu, Yaoying – Childhood Education, 2008
As a prelude to the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004, President Bush charged a Commission on Excellence in Special Education with evaluating the current status of special education on the national, state, and local levels. One of the Commission's recommendations concerned the need to implement and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Early Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Identification
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Martin, James E.; Van Dycke, Jamie L.; Greene, Barbara A.; Gardner, J. Emmett; Christensen, W. Robert; Woods, Lee L.; Lovett, David L. – Exceptional Children, 2006
The 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) called for an increase in student involvement in individualized education program (IEP) meetings. To determine the extent of student involvement in educational planning, this study observed 109 middle and high school IEP meetings; 90% of the participants completed a…
Descriptors: Intervals, Educational Planning, Special Education Teachers, Individualized Instruction
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Crockett, Jean B.; Kauffman, James M. – Educational Leadership, 1998
As a political concept, inclusion captures the moral high ground by signifying something more desirable than "exclusion." However, not all parents of children with disabilities view mainstreaming as feasible or desirable. The 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act supports a movement away from full inclusion back to special…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Inclusive Schools