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Ineland, Jens – Education Inquiry, 2015
Although inclusion has been a value set forth in international policy arenas and a focus for school development research indicate the problems in establishing more inclusive practices. Although teachers may favor an inclusive model of education, they may experience difficulties in the implementation of inclusive practices. The aim of this article…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes

Whitaker, Phillip – British Journal of Special Education, 1994
This article describes the mainstreaming of 11 students (ages 16-19) with severe learning difficulties (who had previously attended a special school) into a comprehensive community school in the United Kingdom. It reports on the response of nondisabled students, the influence of school ethos and staff attitudes, and the need to prepare both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation, Program Implementation
Snell, Martha E.; Janney, Rachel – 1993
This chapter on inclusion of students with disabilities in general education is based on the following assumptions: students with disabilities should have the opportunity to participate in general education classes and activities with their nondisabled peers; supports can be provided that will enable all children in those settings to be…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning
Hanline, Mary Frances; Hanson, Marci J. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1989
Planning and implementing successful community-based social integration experiences for infants and toddlers with multiple disabilities require consideration of such issues as the developmental needs unique to this age-group, family needs and concerns, health and safety considerations, and training needs of staff. (JDD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Early Intervention, Infants
Kjerland, Linda; Mendenhall, Jean – 1991
Early childhood special education (ECSE) program leaders in Minnesota were surveyed to contrast perceptions of programs for children age birth to 3 with those for children 3 to 6. Of the 8,550 children served in such programs, survey responses reflected 64 percent. Survey results are presented for: (1) settings--home, community, and ECSE…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Home Visits

Kohler, Frank W.; Strain, Phillip S. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This paper describes the Early Childhood Social Skills Program developed at the University of Pittsburgh's Early Childhood Research Institute. The paper discusses specific social skill strategies as well as steps for implementing the peer-mediated social skill program in an integrated preschool setting. (JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Strategies, Mainstreaming

Eichinger, Joanne; Woltman, Sheila – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This article reports the experiences of one school district as it moved from serving students with severe disabilities in segregated programs to a full inclusion model. Year one focused on getting started, planning, and beginning integration efforts and year two on implementation of a structured peer integration program. Applicability of the full…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Models, Multiple Disabilities
Arceneaux, Marcia C. – 1993
This paper describes the development and establishment of an inclusive education program on a junior high school campus. Although this is the documentation of secondary programming, with an emphasis on severe disabilities, these "phases" can be generalized to other program areas and levels of education. During phase I, a functional,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Educational Change, Junior High Schools
Ferguson, Dianne L.; Baumgart, Diane – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1991
This article reanalyzes the principle of partial participation in integrated educational programing for students with severe or profound disabilities. The article presents four "error patterns" in how the concept has been used, some reasons why such error patterns have occurred, and strategies for avoiding these errors. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns
O'Grady, Carolyn – 1990
Three examples of successful integration efforts in England are presented. Springfield Junior School in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, originally comprised three separate institutions--an ordinary junior school, a special unit for children with severe learning difficulties, and a special unit for children with moderate learning difficulties. The three…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Karasoff, Patricia; And Others – 1992
This review of effective practices in state-wide systems change was conducted as part of the PEERS (Providing Education for Everyone in Regular Schools) Project, a 5-year collaborative systems change project in California to facilitate the integration of students with severe disabilities previously at special centers into services at regular…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education

Gray, Peter; Dessent, Tony – British Journal of Special Education, 1993
Children First, which is Nottinghamshire, England's policy to increase mainstreaming of children with special educational needs, has been implemented by planning for cooperative rather than competitive change and providing resources for change. The policy has helped maintain the profile of these children at a time when they were at risk of being…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education

Bruden, Mary Beth – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1993
This article describes a demonstration project that utilized 28 community early childhood programs as intervention placements for 30 preschool-age children with disabilities. Results suggested significant developmental gains for all children. Service delivery characteristics identified as necessary for the effective implementation of intervention…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities

Barnett, W. Steven; Frede, Ellen C. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1993
A survey of 224 early childhood special education public school programs in Massachusetts obtained information on program implementation, child characteristics, program settings, service characteristics, teacher characteristics, family involvement, and funding/administration. Results revealed important variations among school districts in…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Rife, Racheal M.; Karr-Kidwell, PJ – 1995
This paper reviews the literature on inclusion of children with emotional and behavioral disorders in regular education classrooms and proposes implementation of an inclusion program at one elementary school in Texas. The literature review covers the following aspects of inclusion: teacher selection and their expectations, professional…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Change Strategies, Educational Practices, Emotional Disturbances