School-based speech-language pathologists serve a growing population of students with complex communication needs, many using augmentative and alternative communication. The problem was the inconsistent assessment of communication and language skills that led to varied communication descriptions and reduced diversity of communication goals in…

The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to discover the possible barriers to the implementation of counseling as a related service through the experiences and perceptions of special education directors, guidance counselors, and school psychologists. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is the guiding theory, as it has a direct…

Military mothers who have a child with autism experience higher levels of stress and anxiety, which affects their parenting self-efficacy. Quantitative investigations are abundant in current research, consequently, identifying how underutilized qualitative methods are in examining this process. Employing Charmaz's constructivist grounded theory…

The coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, was an ongoing pandemic as of the end of the 2019-2020 school year. COVID-19 has forced people to quarantine and move their jobs, including schools, to remote facilitation. Roughly 124,000 K-12 public and private schools in the United States transitioned to remote learning during this time, forcing about 55.1…

In this study, the problem that has been addressed is the poor college academic experiences of neuro-diverse students who do not complete degree programs at the same rate as their non-disabled peers despite levels of self-esteem that are at times comparable to those of non-disabled peers. The undergirding framework for the study was Self…

The problem addressed by this study was Eastern Pennsylvanian K-12 regular public education teachers' lack of referral of speech/language students for services and prejudiced perceptions of speech/language students. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to gain understanding about the experiences of regular education teachers regarding…

In the past, many measures have been taken in the Dominican Republic to address the functional outcomes of a school-aged child with a disability. However, none of these measures have explored or addressed function within context. Under the current paradigm used in the Dominican Republic, similar to the medical model, provision of therapy services…

The purpose of this study was to examine trends in special education referrals brought about by Response to Intervention (RTI) and to explore how those trends compared with the self-reported data of special education directors and evaluation staff. The significant points reflected in the literature to support this research include legislative…

The purpose of this research was to determine the perception of consultative services as well as the self-efficacy of both teachers of the deaf and general education teachers that work with students who are D/HH. This study investigated current perceptions and attitudes as well as identified trends in current consultative practice between teachers…

Research across the board has focused predominately on postsecondary transition services as they occur, after students with disabilities have left high school and entered the postsecondary realm of education. There has yet to be a study to address the feasibility of combining the important early intervention strategies necessary for success within…

Leisure participation is influential on the quality of life of individuals. Individuals with disabilities can face barriers in leisure participation, impacting their quality of life. IDEA (2004) recognizes recreation as a related service as one way to enhance the leisure experiences for students with disabilities. The purpose of this embedded case…

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand how the transition services received in high school influence the transition experiences of SWSLD in two community colleges in Maryland. Schlossberg's Transition Theory (1981, 1984) of "Moving In," "Moving Through" and "Moving Out" was the framework for this…

This study examines post-school outcomes of youth with disabilities that were served by the Illinois vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency while in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) through a mixed methodology research design. In order to understand how outcomes differ among the study population, a large-scale dataset of the employment outcomes of…

This study is a review of open-enrollment charter school laws in the State of Texas to document how needs of students in special education are addressed in accordance with Texas charter school statutes and practices. It includes a background on charter schools in Texas, a survey report of key special education personnel directly involved with…

Although "the compilation of lists of best practices accelerated", significant resources have been allocated, and federal mandates requiring transition special education services for students with disabilities have been in place now for over three decades, post school outcomes for students with disabilities have still not improved…