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ERIC Clearinghouse on Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation, Princeton, NJ. – 1985
This brief overview discusses the rationale for measuring teachers' attitudes toward the mainstreaming of handicapped students into regular classrooms, as well as research findings on teacher attitudes. Two attitude tests, Berryman and Berryman's Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming Scale and Hall's Stages of Concern Questionnaire, are also briefly…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Educational Research
Evans, Robert J. – 1984
The digest addresses, in question-and-answer format, ways to promote peer acceptance of handicapped students. Topics covered include the effects of first impressions on nonhandicapped students and the impact of physical proximity, and the nature of interdependence among students' learning goals and rewards as structured by the teacher. A…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Basic Skills, Cooperation
Hickey, M. Gail; Braun, Patty – 1990
As a result of federal legislation, the effects of mainstreaming of special needs students are being felt now more than ever. Regular classroom teachers are responsible for much of the instruction for special needs students, even though they may lack necessary training in effective teaching techniques. Teachers of social studies may feel…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Brody-Hasazi, Susan; Gillet, Pamela – 1984
The digest explores aspects of serving the learning disabled (LD) student in vocational education classrooms. It is noted that LD students may have difficulty following directions and understanding lectures and may forget more often than other students. A list of seven accommodations that can be made for LD students in vocational classrooms…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1984
The digest focuses on being comfortable around handicapped children and offers suggestions for classroom teachers working with mainstreamed handicapped students. The importance of treating the child as normally as possible is emphasized. Questions of pity are dealt with. Teachers are urged to handle children's frustrations and accomplishments in…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming
Faircloth, Susan; Tippeconnic, John W., III – 2000
Over 10 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in public schools and more than 18 percent of AI/AN students in Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal schools are eligible for or placed in special education programs. This digest addresses four selected issues in the education of AI/AN students with disabilities. First, the 1997…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Disabilities
Knoblauch, Bernadette – 1998
This ERIC digest provides highlights of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (P.L. 105-17). Changes to general provisions of the law are explained, as well as changes in other areas, such as outcomes and standards, evaluations and curriculum, procedural safeguards, discipline, early intervention, and teacher training…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Discipline
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1990
This digest defines students with severe handicaps, documents the benefits of integrating students with severe disabilities into regular classrooms, and outlines procedures for facilitating integration. It notes some issues associated with access and scheduling, areas in which additional support might be needed, ways to incorporate information…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Mainstreaming
Douvanis, Gus; Hulsey, David – 2002
This digest examines how the concepts of least restrictive environment, mainstreaming, and inclusion have been developed by Congress and the courts. An introductory discussion of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) notes that Congress did not define the concept of least restrictive environment, but left it to the courts to shape…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Definitions, Disabilities
McCann, Wendy Sherman – 1998
This digest summarizes research on teaching special needs students relative to the concerns of K-12 science teachers. Guidelines for instituting inclusive policies and practices are presented. Strategies for preparing science classroom materials and adapting teaching methods for students with physical and learning disabilities are also discussed,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Hines, Rebecca A. – 2002
The generally accepted concept of inclusion is that students with disabilities attend classes with their general education peers with direct support from special educators. This digest, written in Spanish, discusses the rationale for inclusion in middle schools, explores recent research on inclusion, and discusses barriers to implementation. It…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Cooperation, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming
Salisbury, Christine L.; Smith, Barbara J. – 1993
This brief paper summarizes research findings concerning the identification and implementation of effective practices in early childhood intervention for children with disabilities. First, research documenting the effectiveness of early childhood intervention is noted and the importance of developing individualized programs within integrated early…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Reston, VA. – 1993
This information sheet summarizes requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms and lists activities and support systems that have been found successful in fostering such inclusion. Suggestions are given in the areas of attitudes and beliefs,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Beliefs, Cooperation, Disabilities
Bateman, David; Bateman, C. Fred – 2002
This brief paper on the inclusion of students with disabilities summarizes the history, terms, and legal requirements. The relevant section of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is cited followed by a brief review of the mainstreaming movement of the 1970s and the regular education initiative in the mid-1980s. Regulations governing…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making
Hines, Rebecca A. – 2001
The generally accepted concept of inclusion is that students with disabilities attend classes with their general education peers with direct support from special educators. This digest discusses the rationale for inclusion in middle schools, explores recent research on inclusion, and discusses barriers to implementation. The digest notes that the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Cooperation, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming
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