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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Ntuli, Esther; Traore, Moussa – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2013
Inclusion is designed to bring special education services into the general classrooms. Research indicates that children with disabilities demonstrate better progress when learning with typically developing peers in general classrooms than they would in segregated learning environments. In inclusive classrooms, children with disabilities learn by…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Teacher Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
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Angelides, Panayiotis; Hajisoteriou, Christina – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2013
This research examined the implementation strategies used by the participant teachers in order to practice inclusion in their classrooms. To this end, we investigated the participant teachers' perceptions of their roles and the barriers faced in the implementation of inclusion. Interviews and observations were carried out with four teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries, Educational Strategies
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Mukhopadhyay, Sourav – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to describe the roles and responsibilities of the special education teachers, and challenges they encounter in supporting the inclusion of learners with special educational needs (SEN) in regular primary schools of the south central regions of Botswana. Thirty-eight Senior Teacher Advisors Learning Disabilities…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Foreign Countries
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Ryan, Thomas G. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2012
A cross section of educators from Ontario, Canada, many of whom were beginning teachers, volunteered to complete the survey at an Ontario Faculty of Education. Of the 121 educators who participated, 55% worked with students at the elementary school level, 24% at the middle school level, and 23% at the high school level. This investigation of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Gifted, Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers
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Ajobiewe, Theo; Ayena, Olugbenga O. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2012
The main objective of this study was to find out problems of people with visual impairment in rehabilitation centers in Nigeria. The sample consisted of 600 participants. A Questionnaire was used to collect data for this study. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the 0.05 alpha-level of significance. Data were analyzed using t-test…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing, Rehabilitation Centers
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Fitzgerald, Kenneth Walden – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2010
Inclusive education policies have been espoused by the Ministry of Education in Brunei Darussalam since the late 1990's. In this paper, the author examines the current state of inclusion in secondary schools throughout the country. Procedures, practices and processes which directly or indirectly impede the realization of national and international…
Descriptors: Barriers, Learning Theories, Secondary Schools, Community Attitudes
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Uzair ul Hassan, Muhammad; Parveen, Iram; Riffat-un-Nisa – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2010
Inclusion is a developmental process rather abrupt action of implementing a system. It is concerned with the type of modifications and adaptations required in the schools to accommodate all students with diverse educational needs. In inclusive schools, all children irrespective of their abilities learn together and enjoy the same rights and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Interviews, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Ademokoya, J. Abiola; Iheanachor, Chioma N. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2008
Nigerian parents definitely need to enjoy more support services, particularly from special education professionals, than similar parents elsewhere would. This is because parenting children with disabilities in African communities usually entails encountering certain cultural practices which are very hostile to both the children with disabilities…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Disabilities, Parents, Special Needs Students