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Chelsea Sharek – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the beliefs K-12 teachers have when working with students with disabilities in a rural Pennsylvania school district. This study aimed to identify if teachers' personal beliefs created biases about their students and school systems; thus, forming barriers and preventing an inclusive education when…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Equal Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Brigham, Frederick J.; Claude, Christopher M.; McKenna, John William – Education Sciences, 2021
Confusion among stakeholders regarding some aspects of the special education process--chiefly the triennial reevaluation--leads to misapplication of rules across districts and states based on interpretations of informal lore-based reasoning. Local education agencies (LEA) can determine that no additional data are needed and advise parents to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Student Evaluation
Hahn, Kathryn R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the current professional preparation and practices of music educators in relation to teaching students with formally identified disabilities. Specifically, I created a survey to investigate the preparation of music educators to work with students with disabilities and their use of inclusionary practices in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Inclusion, Music, Singing
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Bray, Laura E.; Russell, Jennifer Lin – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2018
In this qualitative comparative case study, we drew from institutional theory and cultural historical activity theory to explore how educators wrote, used, and conceptualized the role of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with specific learning disabilities within secondary inclusive settings. We found that students' IEPs were…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Individualized Education Programs, Learning Disabilities, Special Education
Hillman, Lois J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Over the last four decades, legislative mandates have increased both educational opportunities and accountability measures for students with identified disabilities in the public school setting. The intertwined relationship between those mandates and the processes used to monitor the progress of a student's individualized goals is complex. This…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Progress Monitoring, Elementary School Teachers, Mixed Methods Research
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Russell, Jennifer Lin; Bray, Laura E. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
Federal special education and accountability policies requires that educators individualize instruction for students with disabilities, while simultaneously ensuring that the vast majority of these students meet age-based grade-level standards and assessment targets. In this paper, we examine this dynamic interplay between policies through…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Special Education, Accountability, Individualized Education Programs