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Bettini, Elizabeth A.; Crockett, Jean B.; Brownell, Mary T.; Merrill, Kristen L. – Journal of Special Education, 2016
Students with disabilities (SWDs) depend upon special education teachers (SETs) to provide effective instruction. SETs, in turn, depend upon school leaders to provide conditions necessary to learn and engage in effective instructional practices for students with the most significant learning needs. A promising body of research indicates that…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Disabilities
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Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1994
Schedules of classroom activities and direct observation of actual activities were collected in 24 early childhood special education classrooms. Significant differences were found between the amount of time that teachers allotted for activities (such as play, self-care, transition, and story time) and the amount of observed time that children…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Observation
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Rich, H. Lyndall; Ross, Steven M. – Exceptional Children, 1989
Naturalistic observation procedures examined the use of time by 230 elementary students with disabilities in four special education placements--regular class, resource room, special class, and special school. The least restrictive alternatives, particularly the resource room, made more in-class learning time available. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Mainstreaming
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Hauser-Cram, Penny; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1993
A total of 153 preschool children with disabilities were observed. Social interaction with peers and teachers, strategies employed in attempts to master tasks, and use of classroom time were recorded, using a modified time sampling procedure. Analysis indicated significant relationships between the children's classroom behavior and their degree of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Disabilities, Mastery Learning
McDonnell, John; And Others – 1996
This study examined the academic engaged time of six students with low incidence disabilities who were enrolled in general elementary classrooms. These students participated in regular classes for reading or math, and at least one other subject area. The academic engaged time of these students was compared to that of six students without…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Activities
Redick, Sharon; And Others – 1984
A study examined the impact of time allocation on the performance and satisfaction of special needs and nondisabled students enrolled in a vocational home economics community and home services program in one Ohio school district. During the study, researchers compared the performance and attitudes of disabled and nondisabled students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Services, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities