Low reported levels of teacher efficacy for inclusive practices has significantly impacted the implementation of inclusive strategies, thereby negatively influencing the inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom. The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative study was to investigate if there were differences…

In the state of California, students with disabilities are excluded from the general education setting at a higher rate than the national average: 25% in California versus 17% nationally. School site administrators are integral to the inclusion of students with disabilities. They have the biggest impact on the culture and educational programs in…

Co-teaching is a framework that teachers utilize to support one another and actively include students with diverse learning needs. However, it is not frequent that special education and general education teachers use co-teaching to provide meaningful inclusion for students with significant support needs (SSN). This qualitative study explored…

Existing literature fails to take into account the multiple identities, realities, and intersectionality that Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) families live when engaging in the Special Education process. School districts often place greater emphasis on compliance and legally mandated paperwork than authentic communication and…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how teachers' perceptions of their students' theory of mind capabilities shape their professional dispositions as educators of students with autism in central Texas. The theory guiding this study, which is known as theory of mind, refers to the ability of the individual to understand…

Learning disabilities are the most common eligibility category in which children qualify for special education services. Despite this, there is surprisingly little current information on the prevalence and needs of children with math disabilities, and even less information on interventions to support children in schools. This dissertation aimed to…

Students with disabilities (SWD) are participating in supplemental online programs (SOP) and through the provisions of special education must receive specialized instruction to meet their academic potential. These students have a group of individuals, including educators, specialists, school leaders, and their own parents, collaborating to…

The problem that was addressed in this study was the educational challenges that special needs students face in education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This study also gathered more information on the gap between the regulations put down regarding the special needs education and what is implemented in the schools. This study used the Social…

The present study used a multiple probe across behaviors design, with an embedded alternating treatments design to compare the effects of two modified communication systems, the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and a speech generating device, on requesting for a child with multiple disabilities, including autism and visual impairments.…

This research examined former teacher's perceptions toward how well a large east coast school system in the United States was meeting the needs of students with special needs. The questions asked of teachers who left the field were: How did special education teachers successfully meet the needs of their students? What challenges did special…

Special education teachers' varying levels of awareness of evidence-based practices (EBPs) leads to personalizing practices that can be either positive or negative for student learning outcomes. There is a gap in practice in the research literature regarding special education teachers' perceptions of why and how they personalize EBPs to teach…

This article examines inclusive education in Tonga by seeking to explore Tongan cultural strengths through the four golden pillars--Faa'i Kavei Koula--that underpin Tongan culture and values, and their potential influence on the development of an effective Tongan inclusive special education policy and practice. Conflicting models that inform how…

Inclusive education (IE) comes to the fore when international development frameworks such as the Education for All (EFA) movement (1990), and, in particular, the Salamanca Statement (1994) are considered. The Statement portrays "mainstreaming" children with disabilities as an integral part of national education plans and asserts that…

Background: Intellectual disability (ID) is associated with polypharmacy particularly off-label psychotropics for "challenging behaviour." NHS England introduced the "stopping over medication of people with a learning disability (LD), autism or both" (STOMP) initiative. As ID services are a professionally diverse group, it is…

While legislation and research have promoted inclusive education and the importance of literacy instruction for students with extensive support needs, the majority of literacy instruction research continues to occur in separate self-contained special education settings. This article is a call to action to the educational research community to…