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Poch, Apryl L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2018
Anniversaries offer a time for reflection, celebration, validation, and sometimes, simply a candid conversation on the current state of a field. In the field of learning disabilities, anniversaries offer a time to consider how far the field has come and just how far is left to go to understand what a learning disability is. Definitional…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reflection, Presidents, Disabilities
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Davis, Jason P.; Oh, Kevin – Excellence in Education Journal, 2021
The last 20 years of federal legislation have seen a growth in the requirement that evidence-based practices be used to ensure improved student outcomes. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) and No Child Left Behind (2001) each require educators to research, develop, and implement new practices aimed at meeting this expectation.…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Video Technology, Evidence Based Practice
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Taylor, Donald M. – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2017
The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to examine the impact that interactions with parents of children with disabilities might have on 10 graduate students (6 men and 4 women) between the ages of 22 and 32 years (M = 26.7 years, SD = 3.5) enrolled in a 3-week intensive music education course. Participants attended the course, 5 days a week,…
Descriptors: Parents, Children, Disabilities, Case Studies
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Kim, Hyun Uk – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2017
This paper explores societal perceptions of a child's disability and bilingualism through the author's observations and reflections. Drawing from the observations of the child in different public schools in the United States, the author shares how the child has been viewed differently and similarly by school personnel. By reflecting on different…
Descriptors: Daughters, Children, Bilingualism, Public Schools
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Arthur-Kelly, Michael; Sutherland, Dean; Lyons, Gordon; Macfarlane, Sonja; Foreman, Phil – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2013
Positive changes to pre-service teacher education programmes (PSTEPs), driven in part by changing worldwide policy frameworks around inclusion, are occurring, albeit slowly. After briefly reviewing international trends and key policy and legislation platforms in New Zealand and Australia, this paper explores some of the challenges in enhancing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes, Educational Change
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Sumbera, Meagan J.; Pazey, Barbara L.; Lashley, Carl – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2014
Confusion among school leaders regarding how to interpret and implement special education legislation, and specific federal and state policies and mandates such as a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), in the least restrictive environment (LRE) at the school-site level has existed since the 1970s and continues to exist. This…
Descriptors: Public Education, Principals, Educational Facilities, School Buildings
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Ikeda, Martin J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHCA) was legislated in 1975 in part to provide funding to states, parent centers, and research centers, for supporting access to public education for students with disabilities. In 1975, the intent of EHCA was to find children with disabilities and ensure that children were evaluated, identified,…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Reader Response
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Smiley, Azure Dee – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2009
Preparing "highly qualified" special educators that can effectively partner with the parents of students with disabilities is proving to be a daunting task, though widely acknowledged as essential in special education. This descriptive study examines the experience of instructors co-teaching a special education course focused on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Needs Students, Special Education