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Kavale, Kenneth A.; Mostert, Mark P. – Exceptionality, 2003
This article suggests that much of the full inclusion movement is permeated by radicalism rejecting the empirical. It finds that the full inclusion movement has influenced special education to a degree disproportionate to its claims of efficacy. The article discusses the ideological underpinnings, consequences, and rhetoric of the movement and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kavale, Kenneth A. – Exceptionality, 2001
Discussion of the methods of meta-analysis first identifies problems associated with research integration, the limitations of traditional review techniques, and the advantages of quantitative methods. Meta-analytic procedures are described with respect to how they parallel classical scientific method, including problem formulation, sampling,…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Meta Analysis
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Kavale, Kenneth A. – Exceptionality, 2001
This article uses meta-analytic findings to evaluate six special education interventions: psycholinguistic training, perceptual-motor training, modality-matched instruction, and treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (stimulant medication, diet modification, and social skills training). Findings are related to decision making in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Decision Making, Disabilities, Drug Therapy
Kavale, Kenneth A.; Mostert, Mark P. – Exceptionality, 2003
A significant portion of the full inclusion movement appears permeated by radicalism, rejecting the empirical in favor of the nonepistemic and postmodern. Further, current full inclusion spin seems to have had wide influence on the field disproportionate to its claims of efficacy. We briefly discuss the ideological underpinnings, consequences, and…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Ideology, Rhetoric, Regular and Special Education Relationship