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Bisht, Biraj; LeClair, Zachary; Loeb, Susanna; Sun, Min – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2021
Paraeducators perform multiple roles in U.S. classrooms, including among others preparing classroom activities, working with students individually and in small groups, supporting individualized programming for students with disabilities, managing classroom behavior, and engaging with parents and communities. Yet, little research provides insights…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Role, Labor Market, Ethnic Diversity
Muskat, Lori R.; Redefer, Laurel A. – 1996
This paper addresses the dilemma faced by the requirement that educators provide appropriate and effective education for higher functioning students with autism, while lacking the necessary knowledge to provide such interventions. The first section discusses the diagnosis of autism (especially noting the presence of a "triad" of deficits…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Innovation and Development. – 1992
This appendix to the 14th annual report on implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act contains reports on progress in addressing the needs of two special populations: migrant students with disabilities and Native Pacific Basin and Native Hawaiian students with disabilities. Migrant students with disabilities tend to have…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Center for Law and Education, Washington, DC. – 1994
This report reviews and compares the legal rights of students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The first and second sections detail the statutory framework of the laws and legal requirements pertaining to eligibility, identification, and local and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Clinical Diagnosis, Court Litigation, Disabilities