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Tensions and Transformations: Using an Ethical Framework to Teach a Course on Disability Law to Future Educational Leaders
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Pazey, Barbara L.; Cole, Heather A. – Journal of School Leadership, 2015
Educational professionals have the challenging responsibility of serving a highly diverse population of students. Laws such as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2001), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004), the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the…
Descriptors: Ethics, Law Related Education, Graduate Students, Administrator Education
Original Sin(s): Lessons from the US Model of Special Education and an Opportunity for Leaders
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Cornett, Jake; Knackstedt, Kimberly M. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: The United States (US) system of special education committed three original sins that perpetuate inequities between children with disabilities and their peers. The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of the US system, contrast this history against international disability law and identify opportunities for leaders to transform…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, International Law, Models
Disabled Students' Experiences with Disability Cultural Centers and Disability Culture in U.S. Higher Education
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Trayle Kulshan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act improved access to postsecondary education for disabled students, yet they are still marginalized and leave university at rates 17% higher than nondisabled students (Lombardi & Lalor, 2017). The specific problem is that disabled students face compounding barriers to success, including oppressive…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
Toward the 21st Century: Preparing Proactive Visionary Transformational Leaders for Building Learning Communities. Human Resource Development. Tampa Cluster. Winter 1994.
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Groff, Warren H. – 1994
This document describes the Tampa Cluster human resources development (HRD) seminar that was conducted as part of Nova University's distance education program in higher education (PHE). Discussed first are HRD in the agricultural and business industrial eras and changing HRD practices/needs, Nova University's PHE and HRD program, the proceedings…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal)