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Burleigh, Cheryl L.; Wilson, Andrea M.; Bean, Erik – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2023
From the onset of COVID-19, public K-12 schools were scrambling to keep classrooms open virtually providing all students with meaningful learning experiences. This study provides a synthesis of insights gained about K-12 special education service provision during COVID. A content analysis benchmarking approaches to serving special education K-12…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Students with Disabilities, Special Education
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Faith Kenny – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2019
Historically, researchers have focused on the perceptions of special education teachers regarding inclusion. Research has shown that general education teachers who feel supported by their schools provide better classroom experiences for all students (Hwang and Evans, 2011). This study expanded upon this thinking by asking general educators what…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, General Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Individualized Education Programs
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Greer, Diana; Harvey, Danna; Burdette, Paula; Basham, James – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2015
While the provision of a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) has contributed significantly to the educational experiences of students with disabilities, little is known about how services are actually provided in an online learning setting. Thus, telephone and face-to-face interviews were conducted with state directors of special…
Descriptors: Special Education, Administrator Attitudes, Online Courses, Telephone Surveys
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Wilkerson, George – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2011
Schools today are faced with an ever-growing number of case law regulating them with regards to students with disabilities. This regulating does not only occur with students with disabilities, but also with their participation in interscholastic sports (Sullivan, 2000). Schools are charged with providing equal education for a variety of students,…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Disabilities, Adapted Physical Education, Related Services (Special Education)
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Sylvan, Lesley – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2014
Public school districts must determine which students are eligible to receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This study, which involves 39 interviews with speech-language pathologists and school administrators, examines how eligibility recommendations are made for one widely…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Public Schools, Educational Policy
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Hicks-Monroe, Sherry L. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2011
The practice of inclusion is not a new idea to the educational setting; it is a newer term. Before No Child Left Behind, during the 1970s students with disabilities were mainstreamed into the general education population under Public Law 94-142. Public law 94-142, which was renamed to Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA), required…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Inclusion, Models, Special Needs Students
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Simpson, Cynthia G.; Lynch, Sharon A.; Spencer, Vicky G. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2007
With a national shortage of special education personnel, including assessment personnel (Caranikas-Walker; Shapley, Cordeau, 2006; Karr, 2005), rural communities face serious challenges in retaining and recruiting highly qualified special education staff due to limited access to university training programs (Hausman & Hausman, 2003; Knapczyk,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Rural Schools, School Districts, Evaluators