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Wisneski, Debora; Vargas, Lauren Micek; Givens, Easter; Givens, KeiShaun – Childhood Education, 2022
While children's rights are often framed in a global context, ultimately they are upheld, defended, and realized at the local community level. Despite the United States being the only country that has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, every child in the U.S. has the right to a public education as recognized in state…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Access to Education, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
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Garver, Rachel – American Educational Research Journal, 2022
Educators in economically and racially segregated schools enact subgroup entitlement policies, such as Title III and IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), as they negotiate the diverse and underserved needs throughout the student body. How do subgroup entitlement policies for English learners and students with disabilities shape…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Educational Legislation
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Hart, Juliet E.; Cramer, Elizabeth D.; Harry, Beth; Klingner, Janette K.; Sturges, Keith M. – Remedial and Special Education, 2010
This article discusses the construction of the "emotional disturbance" (ED) category in the cases of four African American elementary students. These cases represent a sub-set of data from a three-year ethnographic study of the special education process in a large, culturally/linguistically diverse school district. Based on interviews,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Emotional Disturbances, Academic Achievement, Ethnography
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Palladino, John M.; Giesler, Mark A. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2012
A significant population of foster care infants and toddlers access early special education services under the parameters of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)-Part C. A dearth of literature exists about special education interventionists' services for this particular population. In response, we conducted a government-funded…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Infants, Toddlers, Disabilities
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Brorson, Kent – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2005
This article uses data from an ethnographic study that examined the delivery of home-based services in early intervention. Participants were families with an infant or toddler with special needs, and professionals providing early intervention services to these and other families. The study examined an early intervention program that uses primarily…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Home Visits, Ethnography, Young Children
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Finn, Jane E.; Kohler, Paula D. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2010
This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of 8 Local Education Agency (LEA) personnel who implemented the Transition Outcomes Project (TOP) in a midwestern state. These personnel represented 100% of the state LEAs who instigated the pilot of TOP in the participating state. Findings showed that TOP had 3 major positive effects: greater…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Disabilities, School Personnel, Attitudes