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Schutz, Michele A.; Travers, Hilary E. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2023
The joint contributions of general education and special education staff should collectively support career development for students with disabilities in rural communities. This mixed-methods study explored the views of staff and administrators across 10 rural districts on staffing for supporting students with disabilities in preparing for work,…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Career Development, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
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Tremmel, Patricia; Myers, Rachel; Brunow, David A.; Hott, Brittany L. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts have moved from brick-and-mortar instruction to remote instruction with little planning time and limited resources. Rural localities, already facing barriers and hardships, attempted to provide special education and related services in accordance with rapidly changing state and federal…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Students with Disabilities, School Closing
Maheady, Larry; Magiera, Kathleen; Simmons, Rhea – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2016
School-university partnerships have been offered as possible solutions for many contemporary educational challenges. These relationships are generally well accepted by university and school personnel; however, unanswered questions remain regarding their nature and utility. This paper describes one teacher preparation program's efforts to…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Sustainability, Special Education
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Mason, Lee L.; Perales, Jessica; Gallegos, Eric – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
In this paper, we address the shortage of behavior analysts serving rural communities and outline a model of service delivery for rural students with autism spectrum disorders. The model involves the use of pre-service behavior analysts to provide behavioral intervention to students with ASD in exchange for district-supported training and…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Delivery Systems, Related Services (Special Education)
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Ault, Melinda Jones; Bausch, Margaret E.; Mclaren, Elizabeth M. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
Little is known about the implementation of assistive technology (AT) services for students in rural areas. This study investigated the AT service delivery in 10 rural districts across six states. The results indicated that students use AT across functional areas, but considerably fewer number of devices than do those not living in rural areas. AT…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Delivery Systems, Assistive Technology, Special Education
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Scheffelin, Margaret M.; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1988
Describes the principles of program evaluation and the technical assistance provided in 1986-87 to North Dakota local educational agencies for evaluating their special education programs. Emphasizes local control of the evaluation activities and includes an example of planning for a local evaluation study on least restrictive environment. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Local Issues, Program Descriptions
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Ludlow, Barbara L.; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1990
Uses data from 1985 and 1988 surveys of 48 rural West Virginia school districts to assess changes in patterns of personnel deployment and program implementation related to students with severe disabilities. Examines staff ratios, certification issues, teacher recruitment and retention problems, service delivery, and service configurations.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Rural Education
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Sebastian, Joan; McDonnell, John – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
Strategies for educating students with low-incidence disabilities in rural schools include inclusion, peer- and community-referenced curriculum, student-centered educational planning, instruction in actual performance settings, positive behavioral support, and transdisciplinary teams. In Utah, the state office of education, universities, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs
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Yocom, Dorothy Jean; Beglau, Monica – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
A survey of 34 Wyoming rural school districts examined how they make decisions regarding the allocation of resources for special education, particularly size of caseloads of special educators. In districts using only one service delivery model, the type of service delivery selected by the district appears to have the greatest impact on resource…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Resource Allocation