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Adam Patterson Lynskey – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students with disabilities represent a group of the population subject to "othering" (Kalymon et al., 2010); that is, being set apart from neurotypical students because of their disabilities. Within the realm of instrumental music, this treatment has followed the pattern of prejudice noted by Allport (1954). Band directors have resisted…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Music Education, Intellectual Disability, Bias
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Özlem Öztürk Sahin; Aysel Topan; Zeynep Aközlü; Tugçe Kolukisa – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
This study was conducted to evaluate the BMI of the children with intellectual disability and the factors affecting their BMI. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out between March 2016 and April 2016 in Turkey and consisted of 135 children. Children's anthropometric measurements were and their BMI values were calculated.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Parent Background
Kerry L. Armstead – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In a school district in the southwestern United States, the problem that this study explored was that too many students with intellectual disabilities (ID) are placed into separate classrooms at the middle school level rather than being mainstreamed into general education classrooms. The purpose of this basic qualitative project study was to…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities
Rachel Najdek – ProQuest LLC, 2023
University-based certificate programs for students with intellectual disabilities have grown in number since the passing of the Higher Education Opportunities Act (HEOA) in 2008. The Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) designation and Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) grant were created…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Student Certification, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Devadrita Talapatra; Laurel A. Snider; Kayla McCreadie; Eileen Cullen – School Psychology International, 2024
People with intellectual disabilities (IDs) have experienced involuntary and inhumane research practices. Consequently, researchers have shifted towards "excluding" those with IDs; caregivers, teachers, or peers compose study samples, dominating a space they "indirectly" experience. Researcher bias regarding intellectual…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, School Psychology, Students with Disabilities, Student Empowerment
Nikkia Renee Gumbs – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This qualitative study utilized narrative inquiry to examine the experiences of disability service professionals working with students with significant cognitive disabilities in college-level courses. Through 10 semi-structured interviews with disability service professionals within the Florida College System, the following four meta themes…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Service Occupations, Student Personnel Services
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de Bruin, Kate – Australian Journal of Education, 2022
Inclusive education is a global priority and binding obligation for Australia to meet as a signatory to international human rights treaties. It is also supported by evidence as an effective model of schooling for all students and supporting those with disability. Yet segregation remains deeply embedded within the education systems of all states…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Special Education, Disability Discrimination, Educational Policy
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Nelson, Becky; Odberg Pettersson, Karen; Emmelin, Maria – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2020
There is growing awareness and international commitment to improving sexual and reproductive health for persons with intellectual disabilities. Despite this, people with intellectual disabilities continue to face stigma and have limited access to sexual health education and information. This qualitative phenomenological study uses data from 10…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Civil Rights