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50 Years of ERIC
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Abu-Hamour, Bashir; Muhaidat, Mohammad – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2013
This study investigated the attitudes of special education teachers in the city of Amman, Jordan, toward the inclusion of students with autism in public schools and what the teachers believed to be the most important prerequisite skills for successful inclusion. Ninety two special education teachers were selected to complete the survey. The…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism
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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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Kurth, Jennifer; Gross, Megan; Lovinger, Stephanie; Catalano, Tammy – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2012
The present study describes teacher (K-12) opinions and practices related to grading and providing modified instruction, assignments, and assessments for students with low-incidence disabilities in inclusive settings. One hundred and thirty nine teachers working in K-12 inclusive schools in Arizona and California completed an on-line survey…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Grading, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education Teachers
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Nonis, Karen P.; Jernice, Tan Sing Yee – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2011
This study investigated pre-service general education teachers' views about including children with special education needs (SEN) into general classrooms in Singapore. While attitudes towards inclusion have been studied widely in other countries, little research in this area has been done in Singapore. In this study, the pre-service general…
Descriptors: General Education, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Student Teacher Attitudes
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Obiakor, Festus E. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2011
The goal of any educational program is to help its students to maximize their fullest potential in inclusive environments. For many students with disabilities, having an inclusive environment seems to be an ideal policy. Ironically, this policy continues to be debatable and controversial. Sometimes, the controversy or debate dominates the real…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Learning Processes, Equal Education, Inclusion
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Adera, Beatrice A.; Asimeng-Boahene, Lewis – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2011
Inclusion of students with disabilities into the mainstream educational system continues to be a major issue and concern faced by many developing nations. Many individuals with disabilities face the challenge of exclusion from any form of education and failure by society to recognize their capabilities and rights. The educational system in Ghana…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Inclusion
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Fallon, Moira A.; Zhang, Jie; Kim, Eun-Joo – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2011
As the need to train more teachers to work in inclusive classrooms increases, college instructors should identify and implement course assessments measuring their effectiveness in training practices. Skills in managing the challenging behaviors of students with disabilities, such as autism and emotional disturbances are important for teachers…
Descriptors: Intervention, Colleges, Emotional Disturbances, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Ncube, Sitembiso – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2011
With the growing need to make the curriculum accessible to students with special needs, there has been an increase in the inclusion of special education students with learning disabilities in general education classroom. The major challenge that has faced teachers in inclusive classrooms is using instructional strategies that will accommodate the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods
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Mack, Faite R-P.; Smith, Vernon G.; Straight, Holly – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2010
Collaboration seems to be an almost inherent theme in most current trends and theories shaping early childhood special education reform; so much so, that we possibly reference these theories only in terms of their collaborative nature, without fully understanding them. Response to Intervention is currently getting a great deal of attention, not…
Descriptors: Intervention, Disabilities, Young Children, Educational Change
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Eccleston, Stuart T. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2010
Successful inclusion is directly related to collaboration success between the special education specialist and the general classroom teacher. The role of the special educator has undergone steady change ever since students with exceptionalities were intentionally included in regular classrooms. This role now requires effective collaborative…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Leadership Qualities, Special Education Teachers, Classrooms
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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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Sucuoglu, Bulbin; Akalin, Selma; Sazak-Pinar, Elif – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the behaviors of the students with disabilities placed in general education classrooms differed according to the classroom management level of the teachers. The classroom management strategies of the 44 teachers were assessed by using The Proactive Classroom Management Observation Form. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Mainstreaming, Disabilities, Foreign Countries