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Gent, Pamela J.; Mulhauser, Mary Beth – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1988
This article addresses integrated education for disabled students from both legal and educational perspectives. Variables critical to integration, including the influence of the media, the need for increased dissemination of legal and educational findings, the need for well-developed individualized education programs, and a critical examination of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Tetreau, Dennis – School Administrator, 1995
An elementary principal discusses his own son's learning disabilities and explains how schools can engage parents in setting special needs students' individualized education programs. As a parent, he went through four stages: separation anxiety, role confusion, concern about the future, and partnerships with teachers. Educators must recognize each…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Individualized Education Programs, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education, 1994
Characteristics of individualized education programs (IEPs) of 46 mainstreamed students with multiple disabilities from 9 states were analyzed, revealing that IEPs are vague and inconsistent, list goals for staff rather than for students, and are discipline-referenced. The study recommends that IEPs include individualized learning outcomes,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Individualized Education Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1998
The 4th Circuit's decision in "Hartman v Loudoun County Board of Education," involving the placement of an 11-year-old autistic child, teaches important lessons about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: mainstreaming is a strong preference, not an unyielding requirement; and if educators make active and careful efforts to…
Descriptors: Autism, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Direct linkJorgensen, Cheryl M.; McSheehan, Michael; Sonnenmeier, Rae M. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2007
Background: Judgements about students' competence influence the goals of their individualised education programs (IEPs), the location of service delivery, and their placement in general education (GE) as opposed to special education (SE) classes. The purpose of this study was to describe how presumed competence to learn the GE curriculum was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Faculty Development, Mental Retardation
Download full textMontgomery County Public Schools, 2012
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance," which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs," provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County (Maryland) public school, including…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Counties, Disabilities, Special Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1984
The report documents the 1981-82 and 1982-83 cycles of School-Based Support Team (SBST) services administered by the New York City Public Schools Division of Special Education. SBSTs include school social workers, psychologists, and educational evaluators as core members and are intended to provide consultation and support to regular education…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Criteria, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
New York City Office of the Mayor, NY. – 1985
The report presents recommendations of a commission for improving special education in New York City. The commission conducted interviews with over 300 persons, held 2 days of public hearings, and reviewed documents, publications, and laws and documents in New York and eight other states. Recommendations are offered for four major topic areas: (1)…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Brightman, Alan J.; Sullivan, Mary Beth – 1980
The study investigated the effects of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) on parents with disabled children through case study procedures with six families and a series of structured interviews with 26 additional families. Children ranged in age from 6 to 18 years and in degree of developmental disability from moderate to…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Adams, William H.; Bielicki, Raymond J. – 1982
An alternative educational program, ADVANCE (Alternative Design for Vocational and Necessary Cognitive Education), was developed for emotionally disturbed secondary school students in New Jersey. To develop and modify social behaviors needed to complete academic and vocational training to facilitate a return to the mainstream of secondary…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Emotional Disturbances, Individualized Education Programs, Mainstreaming
Marshall, William J. A. – 1978
The paper reviews judicial rulings regarding labeling, due process in placement, and right to education for handicapped students with emphasis on the hearing impaired. Statutes and regulations guaranteeing rights to the handicapped are discussed. The issues surrounding the individualized education program and the least restrictive environment…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Deafness
Peer reviewedPeterson, J. Michael; Thomas, Edward L. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1987
A survey of 50 vocational and industrial education teachers revealed that most had taught handicapped students and felt a need for a required undergraduate course in vocational education of handicapped students. Their training priorities included (1) vocational assessment, (2) helping organizations, (3) laboratory adaptation, and (4) policies and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Industrial Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedLittle, Donald M. – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1986
A case for "special-ordinary" education is made in the context of the Effective Schools Movement. Development and maintenance of the "Most Enhancing Environment" (rather than the Least Restrictive Environment) and appropriate goals are discussed. (JC)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Heterogeneous Grouping, Individualized Education Programs
Reynolds, Myra C.; And Others – Vocational Education Journal, 1985
Articles concerning the special needs student include an account of how some teachers participate in the preparation of their students' individualized education programs, the effects of a teacher's attitude on a student's performance and how to put that knowledge to work in the classroom, and ways to help special needs students succeed in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Low Achievement, Mainstreaming
Rocha, Ramon M. – Small School Forum, 1985
Reviews provisions in Public Law 94-142. Delineates needs of classroom teachers in providing effective mainstreaming for handicapped students. Offers practical suggestions for classroom teachers to make mainstreaming a positive, beneficial experience--identify support personnel, participate in individualized education plan guideline formation,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
