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Emenheiser, David E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Previous literature suggests that academic achievement and self-concept among adolescents in the general education population are positively related (e.g., Huang, 2011). For students with disabilities, however, the correlation between academic achievement and self-concept is sometimes negative and non-significant (Daniel & King, 1995; Feiwell,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Concept, Adolescents, Disabilities
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Yukay Yuksel, Muge – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
In this study, to what extent 7-9-year old primary school children's' social behaviors at school vary depending on their grade, gender and learning disability was investigated. In addition, the predictive value of the intelligence scores of children with normal development and with learning disability was explored for their negative and positive…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Social Behavior, Learning Disabilities
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van Drenth, Annemieke; van Essen, Mineke – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2011
In this article Copeland's model of visualising the classification of children with learning disabilities is applied in examining the development of special education schools in the Netherlands during the interwar period. Central are three intertwined social practices: the teacher's professionalism (in pedagogic and practical concerns), the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Special Schools, Mental Retardation
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Barrat, Vanessa X.; Berliner, BethAnn; Voight, Adam; Tran, Loan; Huang, Chun-Wei; Yu, Airong; Chen-Gaddini, Min – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2014
This report describes the characteristics of students with disabilities in Utah public schools, and presents the single-year mobility and dropout rates for students in grades 6-12, as well as the four-year cohort dropout and graduation rates, for students who started grade 9 for the first time in 2007/08 and constituted the 2011 cohort. Results…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Disabilities, Outcomes of Education
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Walker, David W.; Haley-Mize, Shannon – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2012
Previous research conducted by Nelson and Coorough (1994) found support for the statement that PhD programs were more research oriented, whereas doctorate of education (EdD) programs were more oriented to the educational practitioner. This previous study, however, had grouped all dissertations in education and had not looked at dissertations by…
Descriptors: Research Design, Disabilities, Doctoral Dissertations, Content Analysis
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Murphy, Melissa M. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2009
The prevalence rate of mathematical learning disabilities (MLD) among children with fragile X syndrome who do not meet criteria for intellectual and developmental disabilities ([approximately equal to] 50% of female children) exceeds the rate reported in the general population. The purpose of this article is two-fold: (1) to review the findings on…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Mathematics Skills
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Wei, Xin; Blackorby, Jose; Schiller, Ellen – Exceptional Children, 2011
Using data from the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SRI International, 2002), this study estimated reading growth trajectories in a nationally representative sample of 3,421 students with disabilities ages 7 to 17 representing 11 federal disability categories. Reading achievement in all disability categories increased with age,…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities
Brauchie, Marci A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The practice for identification in the area of specific learning disability has historically included IQ testing and comparing the sub-tests for a discrepancy. Unfortunately, this discounted students whose IQ was too high for the MR (mental retardation) category but did not have high discrepancies among sub-tests. These "flat-liners" could not be…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Testing, Standardized Tests, Identification
Sanders, Margaret Ann Roden – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The objective of this study was to investigate the attendance patterns of parents and students at IEP/transition meetings where transition plans for students with disabilities are developed. Transition plans were developed to determine the level of assistance the student with disabilities required as he/she graduates or ages out of public school.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Socioeconomic Status, Eligibility, Mental Retardation
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Holzbauer, Jerome J.; Conrad, Clifton F. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
The purpose of this exploratory study of disability harassment was to develop a typology of disability harassment experiences anchored in the perspectives of students with disabilities who have experienced harassment in urban, suburban, and exurban-rural schools. Based on focus group interviews with four groups of young people with various…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Rural Schools, Focus Groups, Disabilities
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MacDonald, Elaine; Fitzsimons, Elaine; Walsh, Patricia Noonan – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
The study aimed to identify patterns of respite use and coping strategies among family caregivers in a region of Ireland. Firstly, we asked what child and family characteristics were associated with use of respite care. Secondly, we explored coping strategies reported by family carers. The study was undertaken with a view to informing respite…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Characteristics, Respite Care, Family Size
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Parkes, Georgina; Hall, Ian – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2006
In clinical practice, we have come across people with intellectual disability who have gender dysphoria and cross-dress. Here, we review the literature on this subject and present an illustrative case example. We searched databases, followed-up references from relevant articles, and contacted colleagues in the field. We found nine papers with case…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Mental Retardation, Depression (Psychology), Clinical Diagnosis
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McLeod, Sharynne; McKinnon, David H. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2007
Background: Prevalence data are of interest to health professionals and educators to assist in the planning of service delivery, allow for the calculation of the level of impact of intervention, and allow for the consideration of the boundaries between typical development and impairment. Aims: To determine the prevalence of children with…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Learning Problems, Incidence, Visual Impairments
Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design