Transgender students do not experience the women's college environment in the same ways as their cisgender counterparts. Although gender is a salient identity for women's colleges, policies, practices, and physical spaces have historically centered and privileged those who conform to the gender binary. Researchers suggest that transgender student…

There is a large gap between the national graduation rate of all students and that of students with disabilities. Research shows general education teachers are not trained to provide the level of instruction needed for students with disabilities to be successful. Although teachers are one of the primary influencers on student achievement, they…

Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) have the lowest rates of post-high school education and employment of all disability groups (Migliore, et al., 2009). Inequity in educational and employment outcomes is arguably a result of the scarce opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to attend college…

Students with disabilities are educated in general physical education classes with their same aged peers more now than ever before (Governmental Accountability Office [GAO], 2010), yet little is known about how those with orthopedic impairments experience these integrated classes. Additionally, while a plethora of strategies are described as…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how special education teachers and practitioners implement assistive technologies in the general education elementary classroom to improve the writing skills of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge (TPACK) and Vygotsky's social…

Previous research indicated teachers' attitudes significantly impact the success of inclusion programs for students with disabilities. In this quantitative, correlational study, the capability of cultural dimensions (Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions) to predict components of urban, secondary inclusion teachers' attitudes (the Tripartite Model of…

There is limited research examining professional development for general and special education teachers implementing self-determination interventions. This study presents outcomes of a 2-day professional development training for the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) for general and special educators guided by key elements of…

There is limited research examining professional development for general and special education teachers implementing self-determination interventions. This study presents outcomes of a 2-day professional development training for the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) for general and special educators guided by key elements of…

Opportunities and experiences for all students, including students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to build self-determination abilities and skills are critical to enable positive postsecondary outcomes (e.g., competitive and integrated employment, community access participation). However, racially and ethnically marginalized…

Postsecondary education programs are associated with many positive outcomes for people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) including increases in social skills, vocational skills, and independence. Although these programs are increasing, there are regions of the United States where few exist. The present study assesses the attitudes and…

In the educational sphere, the concept of "democracy" is used in many and varied ways, though the hegemonic school culture often starts from a concept of democracy that is taken for granted, and it is understood that the entire educational community shares a similar concept. As a result of the research project "Democracy,…

This special paper provides a critical overview of wicked problems in special and inclusive education. Practically, this paper provides a strategic framework for future special issues in the "Journal of Special Educational Needs". Critical attention is also given to the concept of a wicked problem when applied to research in special and…

Despite the documented link between the presence of family-professional partnership and successful inclusion in schools, these trusting relationships are more of an exception than a reality. We demonstrate the need for a framework to organize research, policy, and practice on family-professional partnership; describe a contemporary framework, the…

Cosmopolitan education has been much theorized, discussed, and proposed, but what exactly might it look like and what specific processes might it involve? Cosmopolitanism's recognition of shared humanity and the subsequent entailment of democratic inclusion make explicit the moral and political nature of cosmopolitan education and philosophy. As…

Research conducted in collaboration with practitioners has the potential to transform the relationship between research and practice by embedding the research process in the contexts of schools and communities. Collaborative research is well suited to improve inclusive education, because inclusive education reform is situated in local contexts. In…