Investigated effects of classwide peer tutoring on academic performance of students (n=7) with behavioral disorders and highest, middle, and lowest performing strata of nondisabled students (n=52) in regular education history class. Tutoring was associated with increases in individual test scores of students with behavioral disorders and…

Inclusion is not an economy move but a way to meet children's special needs in regular, age-appropriate classroom, with provision for a full continuum of support services and no admittance prerequisites. An even more appropriate approach is infusion--across-the-board representation of all students in all schools, regardless of their individual…

Implications of implementing full integration of special needs students are considered, noting the goal's basis in the belief that every child is unique, valued, and can learn. Responsibilities of participants in inclusive programs are identified, and two methods (adaptations and modifications) for altering the educational programs of students…

In "Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.," the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that severely disabled students have a right to health services supporting their education. The decision, which clarifies the extent of medical services required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, will prove expensive for school…

Studied variables meaningfully associated with mainstreaming success in elementary school science classes across grade levels and across categories of disability in three classes. Identified seven variables common to all settings and independent of grade level or disability category. Discusses implications for mainstreaming and science education.…

Teachers (N=20) described problems, goals, interventions, data collection, and consultation practices employed across prereferral, prereferral intervention, referral, and postreferral phases of service delivery for mildly handicapped students. Findings highlight teachers' difficulties with data collection and intervention practices. Implications…

Surveys ways in which criminal laws are finding their way into cyberspace, the implications of such actions for communicative rights and liabilities, and the media differentials of crime and punishment. Examines crime committed using email and the Internet; computer mediated felonies, misdemeanors, and violations committed in cyberspace; forgery;…

Under provisions of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments, school officials may change a disruptive student's placement before the situation escalates and requires disciplinary measures. IDEA's purpose is to address students' disabilities, including those causing them to misbehave. Also, disabled students may be suspended…

Describes how assistive technology can be used to facilitate the mainstreaming of students with disabilities, focusing on: different types of technology that are useful; the importance of mainstreaming; how to learn what assistive choices are available; and how inclusive education is enhanced by assistive technology in one California school…

This program describes a program at one Minnesota elementary school that works to optimally include 32 students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The three special classes involve increasing amounts of time spent in mainstream settings with decreasing amounts of additional support. Key program characteristics include philosophy, goals,…

Students with learning disabilities may gain from use of "flip-flop" study guides to gain key vocabulary and concepts. Rather than providing definitions for terms, the student provides terms for definitions and concepts in the study guide. Such guides allow the teacher to focus on particular concepts and provide repetition of information for…

This paper analyzes three conflicting positions that constitute the Regular Education Initiative, in light of 24 federal and state court decisions. It concludes that the "Little Change Model" complies with more of these standards (such as due process, equal access, and education quality). The "Extreme Change Model" (which…

Interviewed adults with disabilities regarding their experiences with education. Results indicated that respondents had successfully achieved self-regulation, self-determination, and conscientization. For some, this was despite the educational systems they had encountered, and for others, this was a result of their experiences with various…

Analyzes the tensions underlying the debate regarding inclusive schools, focusing on (1) a social relationship and civil rights orientation versus an academic skills and individual development orientation; and (2) the dilemma in which advocacy emphasizes the difference between students with and without disabilities. Maintains that tensions around…

Introduces a theme issue that focuses on special and inclusive education in the Mediterranean region, describing special, integrated, and inclusive education and explaining that the collection of papers addresses diversity in the disciplines represented, methodology followed, terminology used, and philosophies outlined. (SM)