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Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2023
"Using Technology to Enhance Special Education," Volume 37 of Advances in Special Education, is a logically, thoughtfully organized, and well-sequenced text. It focuses on how general and special educators can use technology to work with children and youth with disabilities. This cutting-edge book involves researchers, scholars,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Special Education, Students with Disabilities
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Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2021
In order to properly understand and compare traditional and innovative assessment techniques for students with disabilities, we must be able to access examples of how they work in a logical and thoughtful sequence. This finely curated collection of thirteen chapters presents ideas and research on different disability topics from key leaders in the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Students with Disabilities, Children, Special Education
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Brigham, Frederick J.; McKenna, John William; Claude, Christopher M.; Brigham, Michele M. – Advances in Special Education, 2021
This chapter summarizes issues related to the accurate and timely identification of students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders (EBDs) as well as identifying need, planning interventions, and monitoring outcomes. First, we describe ongoing issues and concerns with accurate (e.g., minimization of false positives and false negatives) and…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Disability Identification, Student Needs
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Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2019
"Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities" brings together leaders in the field of young children with disabilities, to present their ideas and research on different disability topics. Beginning with an introduction to the topic, the remaining chapters include discussions on learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Young Children, Learning Disabilities
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Utley, Cheryl A.; Obiakor, Festus E.; Obi, Sunday – Advances in Special Education, 2019
Young children under the age of five are particularly overrepresented in traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to accidents and falls. To remediate the problems, confronting young children with TBI, is critical that they are introduced to opportunities to be placed in general education classrooms at the earliest possible point. The purposes of this…
Descriptors: Young Children, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Inclusion
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Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2019
While services for students with disabilities have been vastly improved in recent years, and research has created far greater awareness for the issues they face, there are still many obstacles to overcome as these students progress through the education system. This book discusses the considerable challenges these students conquer in education,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Hearing Impairments
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Brigham, Frederick J.; McKenna, John William; Brigham, Michele M. – Advances in Special Education, 2019
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) have poor school outcomes and serious problems in life after school. Transition services are intended to promote more positive outcomes for these individuals and other students with disabilities. Recent trends in society and education appear to be changing the nature of the current generation…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Transitional Programs
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Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2018
Interventions in special education are results of advocacy, legislation, litigation, research, and trends. Since interventions come in many forms, they represent multidimensional viewpoints and perspectives and need to be handled with professional care, integrity, fidelity. This book highlights the fact there are skill-sets needed to work with…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
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Brigham, Frederick J.; McKenna, John William; Lavin, Carlos E.; Brigham, Michele M.; Zurawski, Lindsay – Advances in Special Education, 2018
Secondary-level students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) have significant academic and behavioral difficulties that require expert instruction to improve school and transition outcomes. Tensions between free and appropriate public education (FAPE) and least restrictive environment (LRE) mandates occur in the planning and delivery of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Educational Practices
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Brigham, Frederick J.; Ahn, Soo Y.; Stride, Ashley N.; McKenna, John William – Advances in Special Education, 2016
The pejorative academic and social challenges experienced by students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are well documented. In an effort to improve student outcomes, schools often employ inclusive models of instruction and support. However, the implementation of inclusive models may result in students with EBD having fewer…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
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Rotatori, Anthony F., Ed.; Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Burkhardt, Sandra, Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Sharma, Umesh, Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2014
"Special Education International Perspectives" is divided into two volumes: Volume 27, "Biopsychosocial, Cultural, and Disability Aspects" and Volume 28, "Practices across the Globe." There is limited literature examining the origins, practices, and challenges in special education from an international perspective; as…
Descriptors: Special Education, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Teacher Role
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Brigham, Frederick J. – Advances in Special Education, 2014
The identification criteria, service provision, and prevalence rates of individuals with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) vary across state jurisdictions in the United States despite being governed by the same general rules. Therefore, it is unlikely that nations with different histories, economic circumstances, and attitudes toward social…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Cultural Differences, Special Education
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Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Rotatori, Anthony F., Ed. – Advances in Special Education (MS), 2012
Volumes 22 and 23 of the "Advances in Special Education" address the current top perspectives and issues in the field of emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) by providing chapters written by active researchers and scholarly university professors who specialize in this area. Volume 22 first delineates legal issues, themes, and…
Descriptors: Special Education, Behavior Disorders, Response to Intervention, Best Practices
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Simpson, Richard; Mundschenk, Nancy A. – Advances in Special Education (MS), 2012
There is a clear national trend toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms. This trend poses particularly vexing challenges for delivering appropriate programs for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). This chapter describes the complexity of determining appropriate inclusive placements for…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Behavior Disorders, Teaching Methods, Mainstreaming
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Hagaman, Jessica L. – Advances in Special Education (MS), 2012
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are known to experience academic deficits across core subject areas such as reading and mathematics. Until recently, less attention had been paid to the academic deficits of students with EBD. This was due, in part, to a common belief that academic deficits could not be addressed until problem…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods, Emotional Disturbances
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