In this article, we analyze the Supreme Court's decision in "Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1" (2017), interpreting the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its provisions creating a right of every student with a disability to have an appropriate education. We compare the "Endrew" decision with…

Educators can better serve students who come from diverse cultural backgrounds by understanding the differing cultural values of these students and their families. This article explores different cultural perspectives using a cultural prism approach, focused most specifically on the Korean and Chinese cultures. (Contains 2 tables.)

An examination of the assumptions underlying parent participation in the education of handicapped children suggests that parent preferences have not been considered. A model of graduated participation is offered in which parents determine the extent of their participation. (Author/CL)

The authors emphasize that, although the "Education for All Handicapped Children Act" provides for inclusion of students in the individual education program (IEP) meeting, few parents and students are aware of the possibility. Suggestion are made for parents and school personnel about ways to include students. (MC)

The study, involving 31 mothers of handicapped children enrolled in North Carolina preschools, addressed the parents' perspectives on preschool services for themselves and their children. A two-phase interview strategy was used in which the parents were treated as "experts" who would provide answers to the previously identified broad…

The analysis of preschool mainstreaming focuses on theoretical amibiguities, research gaps, interpretations, and procedures. Varied legal, professional, and educational definitions and interpretations are cited, and responses to a survey regarding the definition of mainstreaming completed by 47 Head Start project coordinators are analyzed. (CL)

In this paper, by an educator who is also the parent of a son with mental retardation, the urgent needs of families whose children have chronic medical needs in addition to disabilities are discussed. One family's efforts to maintain their severely retarded and disabled son at home are described as an illustration not only of the unsurpassed…

Recognizing the changing role of parents of handicapped children in the educational planning process, the advocacy roles and responsibilities for parent involvement are identified and discussed in light of their implications for school psychologists. Materials available to assist in the training of parents are presented. (Author/RL)

Two scenarios are presented involving a family's experience in accessing a quality inclusive education for their young child to illustrate what it might look like if all stakeholders assumed responsibility for implementing available research-based information to facilitate inclusive early childhood education. Roles of families, administrators,…