This was a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study that sought to determine parents' perceptions regarding the extent to which districts involved them in the IEP transition plan, inclusive practices, provided opportunities in training and obtaining integrated employment, preparation for adult life after graduation, and parent satisfaction with…

Full Inclusion Program should be the optimal education delivery system for students with learning disabilities (LD) in all school settings, including charter schools. A full inclusion program, in this study, is educating students with LD in the general education setting. The problem is that charter schools do not implement a full inclusion…

This paper describes the attitudes of pupils ranging from late childhood to adolescence towards diversity expressed as disability, other gender and race in a context of full inclusion. For the study, two experiments were carried out asking a large sample (i.e. 764 + 160) of participants to choose a hypothetical classmate to share a series of…

The perspectives and experiences of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not included in the body of educational research on inclusion education. Because students with ASD are academically capable, they are placed in inclusive education environments. The perspectives of adults with ASD about their inclusion experiences could offer…

This study examined special education and general education teacher understandings of inclusive education for their students with complex support needs. Teachers were asked to discuss their experiences with inclusive education, focusing on their students with complex support needs in the areas of behavior, cognition, or medical/physical needs. The…

Previous research has shown that diversity in the workplace can have varying effects, depending on how well organizations manage their workforce diversity (Mor Barak et al., 2016). When organizations properly manage their workforce, they can reap the benefits of diversity while avoiding the pitfalls. Diversity training interventions are one way…

Although called by our vocation and the mission of Catholic schools, students with disabilities (SWD) are underserved in Catholic education. Only approximately 1% of the nation's SWD population (67,000 students) attend private schools with 40% identified as Catholic (U.S. Department of Education, 2018a). Despite the small number, SWD and peers…

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainty in major aspects of national and global society. This pandemic has had an extreme impact on education. Since March, 2020, the education system has changed drastically. Schools, educators, families, and students are experiencing unprecedented times and are finding a way to navigate and determine the best…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how urban school principals describe the use of their leadership practices to engage faculty in dialogue regarding inclusion and racism to address the needs of twice exceptional (2e) African American and Hispanic students in California. Purposive sampling was used to invite urban…

Co-teaching is defined as special education and general education teachers working together to support all students in an inclusive classroom. The goal of co-teaching is to provide all students with the opportunity to participate and learn in a class that is challenging and provides opportunities for success. As schools gravitate towards…

There is considerable literature documenting the need to diversify leadership in higher education. When data tracking diversity is reported, representation is most often given in binary terms such as people of color versus White population. Although diversity has recently increased at colleges and universities, senior leadership remains…

With the growth of LGBTQIA+ services as a functional area in Student Affairs has come an influx of research relating to best practices for promoting LGBTQIA+ inclusion, support, and sense of belonging on college campuses (Kortegast & Van der Toorn, 2018; Sanlo, Rankin, & Schoenberg, 2002). Despite the growth in this field of practice and…

This paper considers teacher education for teachers of learners with severe to profound disabilities (SPD) in South Africa, in both formal and non-formal learning programmes within a disability studies in education framework. Qualitative data were collected from a range of education stakeholders including non-governmental (NGOs) and disabled…

From 2020, the long-standing debate regarding the English national curriculum's capacity to discuss issues of ethnicity and race escalated. The history subject curriculum particularly is seen as excluding ethnic minorities from an 'Island Story' often depicting a White Anglocentric identity disassociated with the wider world. In 2021, the…

This manuscript proposes the use of the "I notice, I wonder" routine in college mathematics classrooms to address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Examples are given of prompts that incorporate meaningful conversations about real-world issues affecting our students or about issues of inclusion, access, and representation in…