Background/purpose: Inclusive education aims to provide equitable learning opportunities for all students, regardless of their abilities or background. In rural areas of Peru, the implementation of inclusive practices faces particular challenges related to infrastructure, training, and institutional support. This study aimed to determine the…

Globally, many learners with severe intellectual disability face multiple adversities. These include poverty, abuse and lack of resources. Resilience factors need to be made accessible to enable learners to bounce back from these adversities. However, few studies were found on the resilience of learners with severe intellectual disability. The…

This study investigated how peer-mediated structured game activities changed and improved peer relations in an inclusive preschool classroom for a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A case study was used in which 17 typically developing (TD) children aged 60-71 months, a 66-month-old boy diagnosed with ASD and the preschool teacher…

Students with learning and other education-related disabilities generally demonstrate low mathematics achievement. While this is a complex phenomenon, one related factor may be low teacher self-efficacy for teaching mathematics to these students. The current study was a preliminary investigation (N = 40) into (a) differences in self-efficacy…

Enrollment of students with disabilities in postsecondary education is rising, with a significant increase from 11 percent in 2004 to 21 percent in 2020. The growth rate of this population underscores the need for comprehensive and reliable data about their experiences and outcomes in higher education. Despite these trends, the field lacks robust…

This study examined relations among learning strategies, academic motivation, and test anxiety in elementary students with or at risk for specific learning disabilities (SLD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), co-occurring SLD+ADHD, and students without disabilities. Participants were 89 students in Grades 3-5 from two public…

Though there is a significant, international body of literature on the experiences of queer university students, comparatively little is written about the higher education pathways of queer students, especially for those who are working class or live in regional or rural areas. This paper presents data collected from surveys, interviews and focus…

The growing importance of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework for implementing inclusive education is acknowledged in the Global Education Monitoring report of 2020. There is a lack of evidence and little guidance on how to effectively implement UDL in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). In this context, a scoping review of the…

Publicly funded prekindergarten (pre-K) has received substantial investments in recent decades. A robust literature base has shown that pre-K, in general, tends to be associated with shorter-term rather than longer-term impacts. Yet, these findings are not definitive across varying state contexts and student demographic groups. The current study…

This paper provided a review of 210 studies on AI-enhanced special education from 2013 to 2023. Through bibliometric analysis, this review aimed to explore trends, focus areas, developments, and evolving themes of the field of AI for enhancing special education. Several noteworthy findings emerged from our analysis. The trend analysis of…

The underrepresentation of individuals with profound autism (who require 24/7 access to care) in autism research has resulted in limited knowledge about their service needs and a lack of evidence-based practices tailored to those needs. This study explored caregiver perspectives on service needs, barriers to accessing care, and treatment…

In a time when autistic people are increasingly making their needs known through dialogues around neurodiversity, what autism advocacy represents in a college setting remains largely unexplored. Our study of autism advocacy elicited perspectives from 43 autistic college students across the United States. These participants represent marginalized…

The goal of this meta-analysis was to calculate the effect sizes of computer-assisted word reading interventions (in terms of reading skill level training, supplemental alphabet knowledge, fluency, and remedial reading) on different reading-related outcomes (i.e., letter knowledge, phonemic awareness, word reading and pseudoword decoding, sentence…

Background: Health awareness is an important factor in preventive health and healthy lifestyles of children and adolescents with an intellectual disability. The research objective is therefore to explore the perspective of people with intellectual disability regarding their health-related experiences and the meanings they assign to health.…

Background: Adults with intellectual disability, especially those with Down syndrome, are at increased risk of dementia. Whilst memory decline is often considered the earliest symptom, emerging research indicates decline in language, executive function, and non-cognitive domains may also occur early, potentially before memory changes. Method: A…