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Brittany N. Beaver – ProQuest LLC, 2023
For individuals with disabilities, learning functional living skills, such as meal preparation, laundry, and cleaning tasks, can greatly increase their level of happiness and decrease their need to rely on others (Storey & Miner, 2017). The purpose of this study was to evaluate a pyramidal BST package to teach staff to implement a training…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Daily Living Skills, Independent Living, Group Homes
Kierpiec, Katherine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Youth with disabilities receiving transition from services from State/Federal VR agencies accounted for more than one quarter of closed cases within in FY 2010 (RSA, 2010). This unique population of clients, however, has received little attention in empirical studies, scholarly journals, and as a focus within training programs. By investing in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Youth Programs, Transitional Programs, Vocational Rehabilitation
Baylis, Juvinell – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Federal and state guidelines direct students with disabilities to the least restrictive environment (LRE). The inclusion of students with disabilities in the LRE (general education) has been an issue for many public schools. In an effort to promote inclusive education for students with disabilities, many special education teacher-chairpersons…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, General Education, Disabilities, Decision Making
Weiner, Kimberly Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As of 2007, 718,119 instructional assistants were employed in the United States (National Center for Education Statistics, 2009b). Of those instructional assistants, 373,466 were classified as full-time special education instructional assistants (Data Accountability Center, 2009a). As the employment of instructional assistants continues to grow,…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Special Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Kemeny, M. Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Using the conceptual model of social structure and personality framework (House, 1981) as a theoretical guide, this cross sectional mixed-method design examined how organizational structure and culture relate to practices for training direct care workers in 328 aging and disability network service provider organizations in Pennsylvania. To…
Descriptors: Social Structure, Staff Development, Personality, Organizational Culture
Duncan, Angela Bost – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of public school leaders about principal leadership for special education in ten leadership categories: understanding law and policy, using data to improve teacher performance, using data to improve student performance, creating an inclusive culture, collaborating with families,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Staff Development